US media: During the CIA director's visit to India, a team member developed symptoms of "Havana syndrome"

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CNN reported on the 21st that there was an "episode" during burns' trip to India by US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director. According to three people familiar with the matter, when Burns visited India earlier this month, one member of his team developed symptoms of "Havana syndrome."

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A CIA spokesperson said: "We will not comment on specific incidents or officials. When individuals report possible abnormal health events, including receiving appropriate medical treatment, we have procedures in place. "We will continue to do everything in our power to protect our staff." ”

The team member, who was traveling with Burns, received treatment immediately after developing related symptoms in India and returning to the United States, the sources said.

In less than a month, this is the second time the mysterious disease has affected senior Biden administration officials on their international trips, CNN said. Last month, U.S. Vice President Harris's trip to Vietnam was abruptly postponed, also because of the disease. Before going to Vietnam, many American personnel developed symptoms of "Havana syndrome".

In recent years, US media reports have frequently hyped up the mysterious health symptoms of the so-called "Havana syndrome". From 2016 to 2018, dozens of U.S. embassy personnel abroad experienced symptoms such as hearing loss, dizziness, headaches, and fatigue, most of them permanently stationed in Havana, the Cuban capital. The administration of then-U.S. President Donald Trump believed that this was the result of Cuba's use of some kind of "secret weapon" and referred to these symptoms as "Havana syndrome" that were consistent with mild traumatic head injury. Commissioned by the U.S. State Department, the National College of Science, Engineering, and Medicine subsequently released a report calling "radiofrequency waves" the most credible explanation for "Havana syndrome." However, Luis Velasquez, president of the Cuban Academy of Sciences, told the media reporter that the Cuban Academy of Sciences did not agree with the conclusions of the United States, and that the US report did not provide scientific evidence on the existence of so-called "radio frequency waves"; "the lack of smooth communication between scientists in Cuba and the United States" had a negative impact on the investigation of those diseases.