Aflatoxin Contamination of Commercial Maize Products during an Outbreak of Acute Aflatoxicosis in Eastern and Central Kenya

In April 2004, one of the largest aflatoxicosis outbreaks occurred in rural Kenya, resulting in 317 cases and 125 deaths. Aflatoxin-contaminated homegrown maize was the source of the outbreak, but the extent of regional contamination and status of maize in commercial markets (market maize) were unkn...

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Autores principales: Lewis, Lauren, Onsongo, Mary, Njapau, Henry, Schurz-Rogers, Helen, Luber, George, Kieszak, Stephanie, Nyamongo, Jack, Backer, Lorraine, Dahiye, Abdikher Mohamud, Misore, Ambrose, DeCock, Kevin, Rubin, Carol
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2005
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1314917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16330360
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.7998

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1314917/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16330360
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.7998

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