Modeling Neurodevelopment Outcomes and Ethylmercury Exposure from Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines

Modeling neurodevelopment outcomes and ethylmercury exposure from thimerosal-containing vaccines.

Dear Editor, The neurotoxic effects of ethylmercury (EtHg) accidentally consumed in Iraq were sufficient to withdraw ethylmercurycontaining fungicides as seed dressing. Despite that, not only did thimerosal continue to be used in pharmaceutical preparations but also toxicological interest in EtHg-derived substances diminished considerably and was never addressed with regard to the small quantit...

Neurodevelopment of Amazonian children exposed to ethylmercury (from Thimerosal in vaccines) and methylmercury (from fish).

Few studies have addressed co-occurring methylmercury (MeHg) from maternal origin and ethylmercury (EtHg) from Thimerosal-containing vaccines (TCVs) during infant's neurodevelopment. We studied children (n=1139) from the Western Amazon based on combined (low, intermediate, and high) exposure to chronic MeHg from fish consumption and acute TCV- EtHg. Neurodevelopment outcomes were age of walking...

Canine hair as a model for tracing Ethylmercury from thimerosal-containing vaccines.

Canine hair as a model for tracing ethylmercury from thimerosal-containing vaccines. Author reply.

We thank Mr. José G. Dórea for his interest in our article Total mercury content in canine hair before and after administration of vaccines containing thiomersal, which deals with the determination of total mercury in hair of dogs after administration of thiomersal-containing vaccine (TCV) with ethylmercury as active substance. We thank him, in particular, for very inspiring and valuable commen...

A Dose-Response Relationship between Organic Mercury Exposure from Thimerosal-Containing Vaccines and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

A hypothesis testing case-control study evaluated concerns about the toxic effects of organic-mercury (Hg) exposure from thimerosal-containing (49.55% Hg by weight) vaccines on the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDs). Automated medical records were examined to identify cases and controls enrolled from their date-of-birth (1991-2000) in the Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) project. ND cases ...