To the Editor: We report elevated mercury levels in three infants, each the only child of Chinese parents living in Sydney. All three children had eaten fish congee (a rice and fish porridge) as a weaning food and ate fish regularly as toddlers. Their parents had sought medical advice for either developmental delay or neurological symptoms in the children.
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- 1 Centre for Population Health, Western Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, NSW.
- 2 Westmead, NSW.
Correspondence: stephen_corbett@wsahs.nsw.gov.au
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