Human aflatoxicosis in developing countries: a review of toxicology, exposure, potential health consequences, and interventions.

By Jonathan H. Williams, T. Phillips, P. Jolly, J. Stiles, C. Jolly, D. Aggarwal. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2004

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Subfields: Biotechnology, Plant Science

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Citations in the corpus

• Mycotoxins and human disease: a largely ignored global health issue. (2010, neutral): “markers, 8, 110–118. 100.Gong,Y.Y. et al. (2008) Association between tortilla consumption and”
• Aflatoxin control and prevention strategies in key crops of Sub-Saharan Africa (2011, background): “hence exposed to aflatoxin before birth and throughout their lives with serious impact on their health (Williams et al., 2004; Wild and Gong, 2010).”
• Biodegradation of aflatoxin-B1 and zearalenone by Streptomyces sp. collection (2016, background): ““Aflatoxins” are furano-coumarins and compose the most widely studied mycotoxin group, including AFB1 (Williams et al., 2004).”
• Biological control of aflatoxins in Africa: current status and potential challenges in the face of climate change (2016, positive): “…liver cancer, and immune system suppression that is accompanied with increased susceptibility to diseases, reduced success of vaccination programs, under-development of the population, and reduced life-expectancy (Bandyopadhyay et al. , 2007; Hernandez-Vargas et al. , 2015; Williams et al. , 2004).”
• Pre- and postharvest management of aflatoxin in maize: an African perspective. (2008, background): “This toxin is now perceived to have many more health effects than previously thought (Williams et al., 2004).”
• The Future of Food: Scenarios for 2050 (2010, background): “One of the problems with postharvest spoilage is that microorganisms produce toxins (such as the carcinogenic compound afl atoxin) that are really very dangerous to human health (Williams et al., 2004).”
• Detection of Fungus-Infected Corn Kernels using Near-Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy and Color Imaging (2011, background): “Exposure to afla‐ toxin through the diet can lead to liver cancer (Williams et al., 2004), and fumonisins are a potential risk factor for neural tube and other birth defects associated with the consumption of tortillas during the first trimester (Marasas et al., 2004).”
• Impact of mycotoxins on humans and animals (2011, background): “The modulating effect of aflatoxins in cases of zinc, iron and vitamin A deficiency in human health is less clear, but evidence from animal nutrition would suggest it could be significant (Williams et al., 2004).”
• Incidence of aflatoxin in peanuts (Arachis hypogaea Linnaeus) from markets in Western, Nyanza and Nairobi Provinces of Kenya and related market traits (2013, background): “Sorting (Whitaker et al., 2005; Williams et al., 2004) and use of other low cost technologies have been shown to substantially reduce aflatoxin levels in peanuts (Turner et al.”
• Food Preservation - A Biopreservative Approach (2007, background): “5 billion people in developing countries are chronically exposed to the uncontrolled amounts of aflatoxin (Williams et al. 2004).”