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Acute aflatoxicosis: Case report

open access: yesEast African Medical Journal, 2005
The objective of this presentation is to document the salient clinical findings in a case of aflatoxicosis and to review the literature on the same so as to increase the index of suspicion, enhance early diagnosis and improve management. The case was a 17-year-old schoolboy presenting with vomiting, features of infection and gastrointestinal tract ...
Mwanda O Walter.   +2 more
openaire   +4 more sources

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

open access: yesEnvironmental Health Perspectives, 2005
n 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 ...
Lauren Lewis, George Luber
exaly   +5 more sources

Effect of dietary macronutrients on aflatoxicosis: a mini‐review [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2017
Aflatoxin is a toxin produced by Aspergillus species of fungi. The main route of aflatoxin exposure is through the diet. Indeed, long-term aflatoxin exposure is linked to the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
Mohd Redzwan Sabran
exaly   +2 more sources

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