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The government has confirmed 14 cases of diplomats and their families who have been affected while in Havana. With the latest confirmed case in January of this year, staff at the Canadian mission in Havana has been reduce from 16 to eight, and families are no longer permitted as part of the posting.

Allen, meanwhile, is back to work for Global Affairs Canada, but his wife is unable to return to the kind of life she led before the mysterious attacks.

“She is not the same person who went to Cuba,” says Allen. “She used to love to read. She can’t stand reading now. She used to be a whiz with numbers, not anymore. She can’t work. She is suffering from PTSD.”

The government has confirmed 14 affected Canadian employees and relatives.

Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has said the affected diplomats have Canada’s “utmost sympathy and support.”

Last month, the government said in a statement: “The health, safety and security of our diplomatic staff and their families remain our priority. The Canadian government continues to investigate the potential causes of the unusual health symptoms experienced by some Canadian diplomatic staff and their family members posted in Havana, Cuba. To date, no cause has been identified. … There is no evidence that Canadian travellers to Cuba are at risk.

“Canada has a positive and constructive relationship with Cuba. We have had close co-operation with the Cuban authorities since the health concerns of our employees posted in Havana first surfaced in the spring of 2017.”

Havana Syndrome, Part 2: How a dog’s brain may help solve the mystery of Canadian diplomats’ Cuban nightmare

Havana Syndrome, Part 3: Insiders say ordeal has ‘struck a nerve’ in Canada’s diplomatic community

Havana Syndrome, Part 4: What it could be and how experts will try to crack the case

epayne@postmedia.com

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