Yusho Disease


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A mass poisoning which occurred in northern Kyushu, Japan, in 1968, caused by rice bran oil produced by Kanemi Company in Kyushu, which was contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs)
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Polychlorinated biphenyls, polychloronated dibenzo-p-dioxins, and polychlorinated dibenzofurans as endocrine we have learned from Yusho disease.
Investigating intergenerational differences in human PCB exposure due to variable emissions and reproductive behaviors
Japanese children with Yusho disease, from exposure to high levels of PCBs, showed a high frequency of respiratory symptoms (Nakanishi et al.
Prenatal dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) and asthma in children
0 years, respectively, in patients with Yusho disease who consumed rice oil contaminated with PCDF and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) (10).
Chlorophyll Derived from Chlorella Inhibits Dioxin Absorption from the Gastrointestinal Tract and Accelerates Dioxin Excretion in Rats
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