Mycotoxins contamination in some agricultural food commodities seriously impact human
and animal health and reduce the commercial value of crops. Mycotoxins are toxic …

Aflatoxins are highly toxic metabolites of several Aspergillus species widely distributed
throughout the environment. These toxins have adverse effects on humans and livestock at …

Background: Aflatoxin, a potent fungal toxin, contaminates 25% of crops worldwide. Since
2004, 477 aflatoxin poisonings associated with eating contaminated maize have been …

In this study, the co-occurrence of multiple mycotoxins in maize kernels collected from 300
households' stores in three agro-ecological zones in Tanzania was evaluated by using ultra …

The worldwide occurrence of aflatoxins (AFB1, AFB2, AFG1, AFG2), genotoxic mycotoxins,
in raw maize, rice, sorghum and wheat samples collected since the year 2000 was …

Background: Presentation with a firm type of chronic hepatomegaly of multifactorial etiology
is common among school-age children in sub-Saharan Africa. Objective: Aflatoxin is a liver …

Cereals play an important role in global food security. Data from the UN Food and
Agriculture Organization projects increased consumption of cereals from 2.6 billion tonnes in …

Aflatoxins are fungal metabolites that contaminate foods and feeds, causing adverse health
effects in humans and animals. This study determined the occurrence of aflatoxins in fish …

Aflatoxins cause acute and chronic health and production effects in humans and animals,
respectively. This study reports on the exposure of the Kenyan population to the two …

Aflatoxin contamination in maize by Aspergillus spp. is a major problem causing food,
income and health concerns. A study was carried out in Kaiti District in Lower Eastern Kenya …