"We now know with certainty what the source of the exposure is," says Peru's deputy health minister. "We are not going to solve this in two months, or even in a year, but the Health Ministry has to start." Under the health emergency, 25 villages spread across 33,000 square miles will receive food and medical aid, including canned fish, multivitamins to help with anemia, and perhaps quinoa, which researchers say may help lower mercury levels.
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