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Nilsson M and Hardell L. J Community Med Public Health 7: 382
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Case Report

A 49-Year-Old Man Developed Severe Microwave
Syndrome after Activation of 5G Base Station 20
Meters from his Apartment
Mona Nilsson1, Lennart Hardell2*
Swedish Radiation Protection Foundation, Adelsö, Sweden

1

The Environment and Cancer Research Foundation, Örebro, Sweden

2

Corresponding author: Lennart Hardell, The Environment and Cancer Research Foundation, Örebro, Sweden*

Citation: Nilsson M, Hardell L (2023) A 49-Year-Old Man Developed Severe Microwave Syndrome after Activation of 5G Base
Station 20 Meters from his Apartment. J Community Med Public Health 7: 382. DOI: https://doi.org/10.29011/2577-2228.100382
Received Date: 01 November, 2023; Accepted Date: 08 November, 2023; Published Date: 13 November, 2023

Abstract
The deployment of the fifth generation, 5G, for wireless communication has been rolled out in Sweden since 2019/2020.
This has caused increased high-pulsed Radiofrequency (RF) radiation. In four case reports we have described persons thatdeveloped the microwave syndrome soon after installation of 5G base stations close to their residence or office. In this newcase report a 49-year old previously healthy man is described. A 5G base station was installed 20 meters from his apartment.
He rather immediately developed a variety of symptoms that are part of the microwave syndrome. Most severe were
headache, dysesthesia (abnormal sensation), loss of immediate memory, high and irregular pulse, chest squeeze, burning andlancinating skin. Very high RF radiation was measured in his apartment, however much lower than the limits recommended
by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP). After moving to another apartment with
low RF radiation the symptoms disappeared or decreased within a short time period but they reappear whenever he returns to
his apartment close to the 5G antennas. This must be regarded as a provocation test on health and 5G radiation.

Keywords: Base Station; 5G; Radiofrequency Radiation;
Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity; Microwave Syndrome; Health

Introduction
5G base stations for wireless communication have been
deployed on a broad scale since 2019/2020 in many countries
despite no previous research on possible negative effects from theradiation emitted from 5G on human health and the environment.
Exposure to pulse-modulated microwave (radiofrequency; RF)radiation has increased dramatically on a world-wide basis [1,2].
Microwaves are frequencies in the range of 300 MHz to 300 GHz.
In city environments in Sweden, frequencies used for 5G are
currently in the 3.5 GHz band. 5G may be used in combination
with 4G (https://pts.se/sv/5g/inforande-av-5g/).
The safety limits for exposure to RF radiation applied bymost countries around the world are still based on heating (thermal)
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effects that appear within short time of exposure (less than onehour). They offer no protection against long-term exposure and anyother harmful effects that are not based on heating (non-thermal)[3-5]. The guidelines for reference values based on heating are
set by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation
Protection (ICNIRP), a self-appointed private organization based inGermany [3,5]. ICNIRP has world-wide influence and dominanceon the evaluation of scientific evidence of negative health effects
from RF radiation. Their guidelines are based on evaluations
that have rejected non-thermal effects, despite growing evidenceof a range of harmful effects well below the ICNIRP levels. The
ICNIRP limits are of interest to the telecommunications industry
thereby facilitating the deployment of 5G and the other wirelesstechnologies emitting RF radiation [6,7].
Studies on possible health effects from exposure to the 5G
frequencies around 3.5 GHz were until recently scarce [8]. In
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2009 a study reported oxidative stress in the liver, kidneys, theplasma and increased electrical conductivity of hemoglobin in rats
exposed during one month to a 3.5 GHz unmodulated signal witha calculated Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) of 1 W/kg, which iswell below the ICNIRP SAR value of 2 W/kg [9].
In a study published in 2022, animals were exposed to the 5G
frequency 3.5 GHz (GSM modulated), 1 600 000 μW/m2, during 2
hours a day, 5 days a week during one month. The exposure caused
oxidative stress and an increase of degenerated neurons in the
hippocampus region of the brain. The observed effects may trigger
neurodegenerative diseases if exposure is chronic according to
the authors [10]. The level of exposure was non-thermal and well
below the guidelines recommended by ICNIRP [3,5].
Another study from the same research group publishedin 2023, with similar exposure (rats exposed to 3.5 GHz, 1 600
000 μW/m2, 2 hours/day, 5 days/week during 30 days) reported
negative effects on bone strength and oxidative stress parametersin muscle tissue. The latter effect was more pronounced in diabetic
rats [11].
In a recently published study, rats were exposed fromgestational day 8 to 21 days after birth to 3.5 GHz (continuouswave) at 0.07 W/kg for 22 h/day. Behavioral changes were observedin the exposed group compared to the non-exposed group [12].
A study published in 2020 exposed zebrafish embryos to
RF radiation 3.5 GHz with SAR calculated to 8.27 W/kg, for 42hours [13]. No significant impacts on mortality, morphology or
photomotor responses were reported, however a slight effect on
sensorimotor function which may lead to later effects as “adultneuropsychiatric outcomes, like those detected in previous RFR[Radiofrequency Radiation] studies”. The exposure lacked thecharacteristics of real life exposure such as modulation, pulsationand simultaneous exposure to multiple frequencies.
In consequence, none of these studies used 5G signals
corresponding to the exposure that people are exposed to in reallife from 5G base stations that also may be used in combination
with 4G technology. However the ones that are most similar to reallife exposure are those that used GSM modulation [10,11].
We recently published four case studies on health effects
from 5G base stations [14-17]. These studies showed that the study
persons developed the microwave syndrome after the installationof 5G base stations that caused high pulsed RF radiation to theirdwellings.
The Microwave Syndrome
Microwave syndrome, sickness or illness as an effect of
microwave exposure, was reported already in the 1960’s and1970’s in the East European countries [18,19]. Most affected
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were the neural, cardiovascular, and endocrine functions.
Investigations of exposed workers showed than microwave (RF)exposure at non–thermal levels caused symptoms such as fatigue,dizziness, headache, sleep disorders, anxiety, and problems withattention and memory [20]. A review of these studies, as well as
studies on animals, concluded that “a surprisingly wide varietyof neurological and physiological reactions are to be expected”
because of exposure to non-thermal levels of RF/microwave
radiation [21].
Other term for the illness was radiofrequency sickness
syndrome [22,23]. The non-thermal effects depend primarilyon the modulation and/or pulsation of the signal and also on thepeak and average intensities. Pulsed signals and simultaneous
exposure to several frequencies caused more effects and were thus
considered more hazardous. The observed effects increased withtime of exposure [23,24].
In general, the symptoms declined after the exposure hadceased. According to Marha et al “at a certain time after exposure
had ended (sometimes as long as several weeks or more) (see page31), the organism usually returns to its original physiological state
and all subjective and objective complaints vanish” [20].
Previous Studies on Health Effects near Base Stations or
Mobile Phone Masts
Since two decades studies investigating health effects
among inhabitants near mobile phone masts or base stations
have been published. Some studies have investigated prevalenceof symptoms identified within the microwave syndrome, others
have investigated other outcomes such as cancer or effects onbiochemical parameters, for instance hormones or indicationsof genetic damage [25,26]. One study from France has studied
frequency of ALS [27]. According to a review in 2022 of most ofthese studies, 17 of 23 studies showed evidence for radiofrequency
sickness or the microwave syndrome, 10 of 13 reported increased
cancer risks and six of eight studies found changes in biochemicalmarkers among people living in the vicinity of masts or basestations [26].
Previous Studies on Health Effects from 5G Base Stations
Recently we published a case report of two previously
healthy persons, a man aged 63 years and a woman aged 62 years,
who quickly developed symptoms compatible with the microwave
syndrome after installation of a 5G base station on the roof above
their apartment [14]. Very high RF radiation with maximum peaklevel >2 500 000 μW/m2 was measured in the bedroom locatedonly 5 meters below the new 5G base station on the roof. That is
the upper detection limit for the used exposimeter, Safe and Sound
Pro II. Before the deployment of the 5G base station maximum
peak level of 9 000 μW/m2 was measured from the 3G/4G base
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station that had been located at the same place since several years.
Due to the severity of the experienced symptoms, the couple
left the apartment within a couple of days for another dwellingwith much lower maximum peak RF radiation of 3 500 μW/m2.
Their symptoms abated within few days. This is an example of a
provocation test.
In our second study we presented two men that also
developed the microwave syndrome after installation of 5G basestation on the roof of the building where their office was locatedat the top floor [15]. High RF radiation levels were measured in
the office with highest maximum peak radiation level of 1 180000 μW/m2 after the deployment of the 5G base station. Withinshort time after leaving the offices the symptoms that the two men
had developed below the 5G base station disappeared. As in thefirst study, a base station for 3G/4G was already at the spot since
several years prior to the replacement by 5G. This was anotherclear example of a provocation test with the persons being theirown control subjects.
In our third case study we studied the exposure to RF radiationfrom a 5G base station and the health status of a woman aged
52 years living in an apartment 60 meters from the 5G antennas
directed at her apartment. The woman developed symptoms ofthe microwave syndrome within days after the deployment of the
5G base station [16]. Very high peak RF radiation levels, >2 500
000 µW/m2, were measured on the balcony facing the base station(highest detection limit for the used exposimeter). In the livingroom maximum peak levels varied between 222 000 and 758
000 μW/m2 at the sofa and window, respectively. The symptoms
declined after the woman had left the apartment for anotherdwelling with considerably lower peak RF radiation levels.
In our fourth case study, we investigated the health of three
persons within a family living in an apartment with two 5G basestations at 50 and 70 meters distance, respectively [17]. Maximum(peak) levels of RF radiation measured in the bedrooms of thethree studied persons varied from 1 200 000 µW/m2 to 166 000µW/m2 near the window and were also high at the pillow in thebeds, although lower than at the window. The 5G base stations
had been deployed and activated in 2021 and 2022 and there had
previously been 3G/4G base stations at the same spot. The family
members suffered in various degrees to several of the symptoms
identified in the microwave syndrome.
These four studies are to our knowledge among the firstthat have been published on health effects in persons exposed toreal life 5G RF radiation. Thus, we were motivated to investigate
further the potential health effects of being exposed to RF radiationfrom 5G base stations.

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This Case StudyIn this article we present a new case study of a man, aged 49
years and living together with his adolescent daughter, at 20 meters
distance from a 5G base station with antennas directed towards
his apartment situated on the third floor of a three floor building(Figure 1).The base station was deployed in November 2022 andplaced on the roof of a three floor building on the opposite side of
the street. The man’s apartment is situated at the same level as thebase station, since the building with the base station is located at aslightly lower height (Figure 2).

Figure 1: Map showing the position of the man’s apartment (A)and the position of the 5G base station (B). The distance is only
20 meters and the antennas of the base station are directed towards
the apartment.

Figure 2: Picture of the 5G base station with antennas directed
towards the studied apartment.
A base station for 3G/4G had previously been active at least
since 2013 on the roof of the same building in front of the man’sapartment, however at a distance further away. The man had lived
in the apartment during the same period.

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The man and his daughter left the apartment for anotherdwelling only one week after the deployment of the 5G basestation due to the severe effects on the man’s health. It became
unbearable to stay in the apartment and he even feared for his life
due to the severity of the experienced health effects. In the newdwelling, levels of measured radiation were very much lower. The
man revisited the apartment repeatedly during several months topick up personal belongings.
Methods
On April 25, 2023, the authors of this study visited the man
and the apartment of this study for measurements of RF radiationin the apartment. He was also asked to reply questions about
symptoms identified within the microwave syndrome and theestimated severity of the symptoms. The questionnaire was also
used in our previous case studies. The daughter did not participate
in this study.
The measurements were made in the evening of April 25,
2023 between 7 and 8 pm, with the device Safe and Sound Pro II
broadband RF meter. The true response detection range is between
400 MHz and 7.2 GHz. It was calibrated by the manufacturer
and has an accuracy of ±6 dB (https://safelivingtechnologies.
com/products/safe-and-sound-pro-ii-rf-meter.html). The upperdetection limit for peak values of the used exposimeter in this study
was 3 180 000 μW/m2 with linear response between 0.1µW/m²
and 1 000 000µW/m². At every investigated place in the apartment
10 measurements, each during 1 minute, were made and the peakvalue was documented
On October 6, 2023, new measurements were made in theapartment, also in the evening between 6 and 7 pm. This time
the Narda broadband field meter NBM-550, with the probe EF1891, measuring frequencies between 3 MHz-18 GHz, was used.
In addition, new measurements with the Safe and Sound Pro II
broadband RF meter were made. This meter shows peak levels of
RF radiation whereas the Narda meter shows results in Root Mean
Square (RMS) for both maximum and average. All measurements
were made once during 2 minutes at each location.

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Results
Measurements of RF radiation
Table 1 shows the results of measurements of RF radiation
made April 25, 2023. The highest levels were found in the part of
the apartment closest to the 5G base stations; the living room andthe daughter’s bedroom. The levels reached the maximum peakmeasureable level 3 180 000 within 10-15 seconds for each of theten measurements during one minute at both investigated spots inthe living room, the sofa and the table (see Table 1).
Location

Max (peak)1

Living room, sofa

>3 180 000 to >3 180 000

Living room, table2>3 180 000 to >3 180 000

Sleeping room, pillow, man

105 000 to 240 000

Sleeping room, pillow,
daughter

146 000 to 820 000

3Sleeping room, desk,4 daughter

1 830 000 to >3 180 000

Kitchen, table

67 000 to 731 000

150 cm from outer wall; 2 140 cm from outer wall; 3 200 cm fromouter wall; 4 50 cm from outer wall.

Table 1: Measurement of RF radiation in an apartment on April
25, 2023. Results are given in μW/m2. Ten measurements withSafe and Sound Pro II were made at every place, each during one
minute. Lowest and highest peak levels are displayed.
Also in the daughter’s room very high levels were measured
with a peak level at the desk that varied from 1 830 000 μW/m2
to >3 180 000 μW/m2 for the 10 measurements. (see Table 1 andFigure 3). The desk was only 50 cm from the outer wall, thus thebed situated at 200 cm from the wall was slightly less exposed.
Measured levels varied from 146 000 to 820 000 μW/m2 (see Table
1 and Figure 3). In the man’s bedroom, measured levels at pillow
in the bed ranged from 105 000 to 240 000 μW/m2, (See Table 1
and Figure 4). In the kitchen the levels varied between 67 000 μW/
m2 and 731 000 μW/m2.

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Figure 3: Measurements of RF radiation (μW/m2) April 25, 2023 in daughter’s room at the pillow situated 200 cm from outer wall, andat the desk situated 50 cm from outer wall. Ten measurements with Safe and Sound Pro II were made at every place, each during one
minute.

Figure 4: Measurements of max (peak) RF radiation (μW/m2) April 25, 2023 in the man’s bedroom at the pillow. Ten measurementswith Safe and Sound Pro II were made, each during one minute.

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Table 2 shows the results of the follow-up measurements on
October 6, 2023. The highest levels of maximum RF radiation,measured with the Narda-550 meter in RMS were at the door
entrance to the daughter’s sleeping room, 1 368 021 μW/m2. The
average RMS value was 332 732 μW/m2 at the same place. In
the entrance hall and the living room also very high levels wereobtained with the Narda meter. Maximum RMS levels between 1
043 047 (hall entrance), 997 274 (living room sofa), and 571 624
μW/m2 (living room table) were documented.

In the living room and at the door entrances to the hall andthe daughter’s sleeping room, peak levels with the Safe and Sound
Pro II were >3 180 000 μW/m2, thus higher than the maximum
RMS values obtained with the Narda-550 meter (Table 2). It
should be noted that the upper detection limit for Safe and Sound
Pro II was 3 180 000 μW/m2.

Location

Narda RMS Max

Narda RMS Average

S & S Pro Max Peak

Living room, sofa

997 274

135 983>3 180 000

Living room, table571 624

101 306>3 180 000

Sleeping room, pillow, daughter

88 61624 491504 000

Sleeping room, door, daughter

1 368 021

332 732>3 180 000

Sleeping room, desk, daughter

137 889

47 686749 000

Sleeping room, pillow, man

30 483

13 668269 000

Kitchen, table

38 30212 838249 000

Entrance hall

1 043 047

303 687>3 180 000

Table 2: Measurement of RF radiation in an apartment on October 6, 2023 with Narda-550, probe EF-1891, and Safe and Sound (S &S) Pro II. Results are given in μW/m2 and for Narda results are given as Root Mean Square (RMS).
Health symptoms
The results for self-assessed symptoms by the man, before and after the deployment of the 5G base station as well as after moving toanother apartment, are presented in Table 3.
Symptom

October 2022, before 5G

November 2022, with 5G

Other dwelling, without 5G,
May 2023

Headache2

100

Dysesthesia

0

10

0

Myalgia000Arthralgia

0

0

0

Ear heat/otalgia

0

0

0

Tinnitus

000Hyperacousis

0

0

0

Dizziness

000Balace disorder

0

0

0

Concentration/Attention deficiency

2

8

0

Loss of immediate memory

2

10

0

Confusion

0

3

0

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Fatique380

insomnia

2

7

0

waking night time

1

7

0

early wake-up

1

1

0

Depression tendency

2

8

0

Sucidal ideation

0

0

0

transitory high pulse

0

10

0

irregular pulse

0

10

0

slow pulse

0

0

0

Blood pressure high/low

0

3

0

Occular deficiency

0

4

0

Light sensitivity

0

0

0

Anxiety/Panic

0

2

0

Emotive2

40

Irritability

3

7

0

Global body dysthermia

0

5

0

Dyspnoea0

50

Chest squeeze

0

0

0

Chest pain

0

10

0

Cough

0

0

0

Nausea0

30

Diarrehea (involuntary)

0

2

0

Abdominal pain

0

0

0

Urinary system-urgency000Skin (face, arms, legs))

0

4

2

-burning, lancinating skin on hands andarms

0-bruises, hemorrhages

1

3

0

Nose bleeding

0

0

0

Hair loss010

Sleeping difficulty-

Cardiovascular abnormalities
-

10

3

Table 3: Clinical symptoms grades 0-10. Grade 0 = no symptoms, 10 = unbearable pain and/or discomfort in a man aged 49 years.

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The most severe symptoms, graded to be 10 on the 10-grade
severity scale, were headache, dysesthesia (abnormal sensation),loss of immediate memory, transitory high pulse, irregular pulse,
chest pain, burning and lancinating skin on hands and arms. Other
symptoms graded between 7 and 8 on the severity scale were
fatigue, sleeping problems, concentration/attention deficiency,
depression tendency and irritability.
As can be seen in Table 3, the man had since before much lessself-estimated health problems. However he had e.g., headache,fatigue, sleeping difficulties, irritability and loss of immediate
memory, grades 1-3, before the 5G exposure. After living in the
new dwelling with considerably lower exposure to RF radiation,nearly all these health issues had disappeared by May 2023, apartfrom some skin problems, but now graded lower between 2 and 3.
Measurements made with the Safe and Sound Pro II meteron October 11, 2023 showed low levels of RF radiation in the newdwelling. Levels between 20 and 45 μW/m2 were obtained at thepillow in the bed and between 20 and 50 μW/m2 in the sofa in theliving room (not in Table).
Discussion
During the week from the deployment of the 5G basestation until the man and his daughter left the apartment the man
experienced worsening symptoms that started shortly after the 5G
exposure started. He got headache that he described as “extreme”,
a sense of tingling in his body and dry eyes. The slightest effort,such as doing the dishes or lifting up something, caused pain in
his chest. His body swelled and he got bruises all over the body.
Due to the swelling of the feet, his shoes did not fit anymore.
During this first week, after leaving the apartment for work, thesymptoms disappeared after some hours. However, they recurred
and worsened each time he returned to the apartment.
The man and his daughter left the apartment already one week
after the start of the 5G base station due to the man’s increasingly
unbearable symptoms. During that week, the daughter complainedof headache and had sleeping problems.
During the winter and until May 2023 the man returned
repeatedly to the apartment to pick up his personal belongings. He
estimates that over time his sensitivity to exposure to RF radiation
has increased as the symptoms develop rather immediately
when he returns. After each such exposure, it also takes longer
time before they disappear once he returns to the new low-level
radiation dwelling.
The symptoms experienced by the man are typical forthe microwave syndrome or the microwave illness. Headache,sleeping problems and effects on the heart are well documented
and reported repeatedly in studies on health effects due to exposure
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to microwave/RF radiation.
The levels of RF radiation measured in the man’s apartment
are among the highest measured so far in our case studies on healtheffects from exposure to 5G base stations. In our first case study also
very high peak levels were measured with the Safe and Sound Pro
II meter, >2 500 000 μW/m2 (bedroom), the maximum measurable
value for the used meter at that time [14]. This time a meter withmaximum >3 1800 000 μW/m2 was used and the maximum level
was reached within 10-15 seconds for each measurement in theliving room. These levels are extremely much higher than levels of
measured RF radiation exposure that had previously been reported
to be linked to similar symptoms among people living near mobile
phone masts and base stations for previous generations of mobile
phone technology. However the measured levels are far below therecommended ICNIRP 2020 limits for the 5G frequency [3]. For
these frequencies ICNIRP recommends maximum10 000 000 μW/
m2 averaged over 30 minutes.
The Narda-550 average RMS values for the highest exposedrooms in this study were between 101 306 (living room table)
and 332 732 μW/m2 (entrance to the daughter’s room) averaged
over 2 minutes. There are no available studies showing that thesemeasured levels, or maximum levels that are recommended by
ICNIRP, are not harmful to human health when humans are fullbody exposed to RF radiation from different generations of basestations for wireless communication. Nevertheless, in spite ofthis, ICNIRP’s chairman has argued that the ICNIRP limits willprotect the public from any harmful effects from 5G (https://www.
techspot.com/news/84370-international-watchdog-study-finds5g-safe.html).
However, this case study shows that 5G at levels far below
the ICNIRP limits may cause severe health effects in short time.
Previously a study has found that exposure from a basestation for previous generations of telecommunications was
associated with increased prevalence of fatigue, irritability,
headaches, nausea, loss of appetite, sleeping disorder, depressive
tendency, feeling of discomfort, difficulty in concentration, loss ofmemory, visual disorder, dizziness and cardiovascular problems.
The highest exposure group was exposed to between 165 and 4
400 µW/m² in the bedroom [28].
Another earlier study reported headaches, cold hands or feet,difficulties in concentrating, tremor, loss of appetite, and feeling of
exhaustion in the highest exposure group exposed to between 500
and 4 100 µW/m² in the bedroom [29].
Further, a significant correlation between measured RF
radiation from mobile phone base stations and insomnia, depression,
cerebral symptoms, joint illnesses, infections, skin changes, heart
and circulation disorders, and disorders of the optical and acoustic
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sensory systems, and the gastro-intestinal tract were reported in astudy where the most exposed group was exposed on average to 3
631 µW/m² (1.17 V/m) in the bedroom [30].
A recent review on health risks from the wireless technology
concluded that “there are numerous non-thermal effects fromwireless radiation on reproduction, development, and chronic
illness” [31]. Further, in an Essay it was stated that “Based on the
precautionary principle, the author echoes the calls of others for a
moratorium on the further roll-out of 5G systems globally, pending
more conclusive research on their safety.” [32].
Since 2017 seven appeals, today endorsed by 434
scientists and medical doctors, have been sent to EU requestinga moratorium on the deployment of 5G until health risks havebeen investigated (http://www.5gappeal.eu/). These calls have
not had any effect on the progress of this technology. On thecontrary the EU Commission has proposed a regulation called
the Gigabit Infrastructure Act (GIA) for deployment of 5G
millimeter technology (http://www.5gappeal.eu/wp-content/
uploads/2023/10/critical_comments_gia_nyberg_hardell_annex.
pdf). If accepted, GIA will pave the way for much denser 5G
infrastructure technology, mainly millimeter wave technology inthe frequency range 26 GHz and higher.
Our new case report and our previous ones show an urgent
need for a moratorium on deployment of 5G at 3.5 GHz, and also
the 5G millimeter wave technology and above, i.e., 6G that is now
discussed to be implemented. There are at present, according toour knowledge, no other studies on health effects on humans fromreal 5G exposure.
Conclusion
This case study showed that a man living in an apartment
at a distance of 20 meters from a 5G base station quickly
developed severe symptoms of the microwave syndrome. The
study confirmed previous case studies that 5G entails very highRF radiation exposure that causes illness in people living in thevicinity, and that the exposure levels that caused this illness arevery much below the ICNIRP limits. There are no studies showingthat 5G is safe for human health.
Funding: Support for this report was received from Agartha AB
Availability of data and materials: The information generated
and analyzed during the current study is available from thecorresponding author on reasonable request.
Author’s contributions: Both authors participated in theconception, design and writing of the manuscript, and have readand approved the final version.

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