Minamata disease outbreak

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Minamata_disease_outbreak

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:COVID-19
gptkbp:affectedPopulation	fishermen local residents animals (cats, dogs, pigs)
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Minamata_disease
gptkbp:category	gptkb:disaster_response government position
gptkbp:cause	methylmercury poisoning
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:documentedIn	gptkb:Minamata:_The_Victims_and_Their_World_(film) gptkb:Minamata_(2020_film) photographs by W. Eugene Smith
gptkbp:environmentalImpact	mass death of fish and shellfish
gptkbp:firstReported	gptkb:Dr._Hajime_Hosokawa
gptkbp:governmentResponse	compensation to victims official recognition in 1956
gptkbp:hasPollutant	methylmercury
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Minamata disease outbreak
gptkbp:legalIssue	lawsuits against Chisso Corporation
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Minamata,_Kumamoto_Prefecture,_Japan
gptkbp:notableEvent	May 1, 1956 (official discovery date)
gptkbp:notableVictim	children pregnant women
gptkbp:ongoingEffects	long-term health issues for survivors
gptkbp:publicHealthConcern	led to environmental regulations in Japan raised awareness of industrial pollution
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Niigata_Minamata_disease
gptkbp:source	gptkb:Chisso_Corporation_chemical_factory
gptkbp:startDate	1956
gptkbp:symptom	death paralysis muscle weakness insanity coma ataxia damage to hearing and speech narrowing of the field of vision numbness in hands and feet
gptkbp:transmission	contaminated seafood
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	2011
gptkbp:victim	over 2,000 officially recognized
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Minamata
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5