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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| Format: | Online |
| Language: | English |
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
2005
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| Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1314917/ |