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Comprehensive Assessment of Maize Aflatoxin Levels in Eastern Kenya, 2005–2007
Background: Aflatoxin, a potent fungal toxin, contaminates 25% of crops worldwide. Since 2004, 477 aflatoxin poisonings associated with eating contaminated maize have been documented in Eastern Kenya, with a case-fatality rate of 40%. Objective: We characterized maize aflatoxin contamination during...
Autores principales: | Daniel, Johnni H., Lewis, Lauren W., Redwood, Yanique A., Kieszak, Stephanie, Breiman, Robert F., Flanders, W. Dana, Bell, Carlos, Mwihia, John, Ogana, George, Likimani, Sopiato, Straetemans, Masja, McGeehin, Michael A. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3261970/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21843999 http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1003044 |
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