While beer provides a very stable microbiological environment, a few niche microorganisms
are capable of growth in malt, wort and beer. Growth of mycotoxin‐producing fungi during …

The Arab world, stretching from Lebanon and Syria in the north, through to Morocco in the
west, Yemen in the south and Iraq in the east, is the home of more than 300 million people …

The burden of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been increasing in Egypt with a
doubling in the incidence rate in the past 10 years. This has been attributed to several …

Background Hepatocarcinogenicity of aflatoxin B 1 (AFB 1) has rarely been studied in
populations with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and those without hepatitis B virus (HBV) …

HCV has been classified into no fewer than six major genotypes and a series of subtypes.
Each HCV genotype is unique with respect to its nucleotide sequence, geographic …

Aflatoxins are potent toxins and carcinogens which can be excreted in the milk of exposed
lactating mothers mainly in the form of aflatoxin M1 (AFM1). We previously evaluated the …

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major cause of cancer death worldwide, accounting for
over half a million deaths per year. The geographic pattern of HCC incidence is parallel to …

In Egypt, there is a paucity of biomarker data on aflatoxin (AF) exposure. The study assessed
the level and frequency of breast milk AFM1 as a biomarker of maternal exposure. Breast …

Rice is an important cereal but it is often contaminated with aflatoxins (AFs). The purpose of
this study was to identify and quantify AF (B1, B2, G1, and G2) in 67 rice samples cultivated …

Aflatoxin is ubiquitously found in many foodstuffs and produced by Aspergillus species of
fungi. Of many aflatoxin metabolites, AFB 1 is classified by the International Agency for …