REPORT: ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS IN ARGENTINA. (IHA) A REALITY OF UNKNOWN OR UNCERTAIN ORIGIN.
COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS "HAVANA SYNDROME".
SANTA ROSA, LA PAMPA, ARGENTINA, DATE: 6/6/2026
REPORT: ANOMALOUS HEALTH INCIDENTS IN ARGENTINA. (IHA)
A REALITY OF UNKNOWN OR UNCERTAIN ORIGIN IS PRESENT IN SANTA ROSA, LA PAMPA, AND IN ARGENTINA, AS WELL AS IN ALMOST ALL OF LATIN AMERICA.
OPERATIONAL DEFINITION
“Anomalous Health Incidents” (AHI) are defined as events that affect the physical, neurological, or psycho-emotional well-being of one or more individuals, suddenly, persistently, or recurrently, without a clearly identifiable medical, environmental, or technological cause, and that present atypical patterns in terms of:
SYMPTOMS: Severe headaches, auditory or visual disturbances, disorientation, memory loss, extreme fatigue, sleep disturbances, among others.
CONTEXT:
OCCURRENCE IN INSTITUTIONAL, WORKPLACE, OR RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS, WITHOUT RECOGNIZED EXPOSURE TO HARMFUL AGENTS.
CLUSTERING:
SIMOULENT OR SEQUENTIAL APPEARANCE IN SMALL GROUPS, INDIVIDUALS, OR SPECIFIC COMMUNITIES, WITHOUT A CONVENTIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGICAL LINK. (NEIGHBORHOODS OR AREAS OF SANTA ROSA, LA PAMPA, AND SOUTHERN ARGENTINA)
PURPOSE OF THE PRESENTATION
THIS DEFINITION AIMS TO
ESTABLISH A COMMON FRAMEWORK FOR THE DETECTION, RECORDING, AND ANALYSIS OF EVENTS THAT COULD COMPROMISE PUBLIC HEALTH, INSTITUTIONAL SECURITY, OR THE INTEGRITY OF STATE PERSONNEL.
Facilitate inter-institutional coordination among security forces, health authorities, and human rights organizations in response to cases with characteristics consistent with infectious hemorrhagic disease (IHA).
Promote the activation of investigation and safeguarding protocols, prioritizing the precautionary principle, the protection of health, and the preservation of evidence.
Legal and Ethical Foundations
Right to health and personal integrity (Articles 25 and 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights).
PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE IN THE FACE OF EMERGING RISKS NOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD (RIO DECLARATION ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT, 1992).
STATE OBLIGATION TO PREVENT, INVESTIGATE, AND PUNISH ACTS THAT MAY CONSTITUTE VIOLATIONS OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, “EVEN WHEN THEIR ETIOLOGY IS OF UNCERTAIN ORIGIN.”
From a medical perspective, the diagnosis of “Havana syndrome” can be established clinically using specific criteria, without necessarily requiring confirmation by neuroimaging.
THE “IMPORTANT STUDIES AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF “DR. LEN BER (WHOM I ADMIRE AND WHO IS ALSO AN EXCELLENT COLLEAGUE)
Medical Director and Member of the Board of Directors of Targeted Justice Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the defense of civil rights: The diagnosis of Havana syndrome—also known as an Anomalous Health Incident (AHI)—is based on a combination of acute neurological symptoms and objective findings.
CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA
The U.S. Department of Defense and other agencies have adopted a clinical approach that includes:
Sudden onset of neurosensory symptoms following exposure to an unusual sensory stimulus (such as a localized sound or pressure).
Vestibular and otolithic symptoms such as vertigo, imbalance, nausea, and auditory disturbances.
Cognitive symptoms such as difficulty concentrating, brain fog, or short-term memory loss.
Visual symptoms or sleep disturbances such as blurred vision or insomnia.
These criteria align with those described by Hoffer et al. (2018), who evaluated personnel affected by these incidents and documented objective vestibular findings using tests such as VEMP (vestibular evoked myogenic potentials) and VNG (videonystagmography).
ROLE OF NEUROIMAGING
Although functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) studies have shown abnormalities in some victims, these findings are not necessary for clinical diagnosis.
They are considered complementary and useful for research or follow-up, but are neither decisive nor exclusive.
MEDICAL CONCLUSION
From a clinical perspective, the diagnosis of Havana syndrome can be established based on characteristic symptoms and objective vestibular findings, without requiring confirmation by brain scan.
This allows it to be differentiated from other neurological or psychiatric conditions, although the exact origin of the syndrome remains a subject of debate. "Scientist."
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