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Minamata disease is methylmercury poisoning that leads to neurological symptoms. The condition develops after a person has been eating heavily contaminated seafood daily. The first record of ...

The first record of Minamata disease was in Japan in the 1950s. At the time, people ate fish that had been contaminated by large quantities of mercury compounds that were discharged into Minamata Bay ...

The bay, rich in fish and shellfish ... and more than 2000 cases of ‘Minamata disease’ were officially recognized, peaking in the 1950s.” In addition to individuals regularly exposed ...

Fish and other animals consume this mercury ... during pregnancy have a combination of defects known as congenital Minamata disease: The effects of mercury on babies can be subtle, too.

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(Mainichi/Kenji Ikai) The Niigata District Court has handed down a ruling recognizing 26 of 45 plaintiffs as sufferers of Minamata disease and ordering a company responsible for the pollution ...

Minamata disease was caused by methylmercury being released into the sea. Residents along the Shiranui sea coast in Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures who ate contaminated fish contracted the disease.