ReviewThe Journal of veterinary medical science2017
Organochlorine pesticide contamination of foods in Africa: incidence and public health significance.
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- Antibody-based sensing of pesticide residues and mycotoxins in plant-derived foods: A narrative review of ELISA, lateral-flow immunoassays and immunosensors.Food chemistry: X · 2026Review
- Impact of Environmental Exposure on Infant Sleep : The Exposome Approach.Journal of sleep research · 2026Review
- Advancing One Health surveillance with non-invasive biomonitoring: a review of persistent pesticide exposure assessment using external keratinized animal tissue.One health outlook · 2025Review
- Leveraging machine learning in precision medicine to unveil organochlorine pesticides as predictive biomarkers for thyroid dysfunction.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- λ-cyhalothrin induced sex-specific inflammation, glia activation and GABAergic interneuron disruption in the hippocampus of rats.BMC pharmacology & toxicology · 2025Article
- Organochlorine pesticides in Ethiopian waters: Implications for environmental and human health.Toxicology reports · 2024Review
- Implementation of simple and effective fine droplet formation-based spray-assisted liquid phase microextraction for the simultaneous determination of twenty-nine endocrine disruptor compounds and pesticides in rock, soil, water, moss, and feces samples from antarctica using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2024Article
- DDT and Its Metabolites in Ethiopian Aquatic Ecosystems: Environmental and Health Implications.Environmental health insights · 2024Review
- The Body, the Brain, the Environment, and Parkinson's Disease.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2024Review
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- Organochlorine pesticides residue affinity in fish muscle and their public health risks in North West Ethiopia.Food science & nutrition · 2022Article
- Safety and Quality of Milk and Milk Products in Senegal-A Review.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Exposure of infants to organochlorine pesticides from breast milk consumption in southwestern Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Organochlorine pesticide residues in raw and grilled freshwater fish (Oreochromis niloticus) collected from various locations along the Nile basin in Egypt.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2021Article
- Pesticides: formulants, distribution pathways and effects on human health - a review.Toxicology reports · 2021Review
- Determination of Pesticide Residues in Food Premises Using QuECHERS Method in Bench-Sheko Zone, Southwest Ethiopia.BioMed research international · 2021Article
- Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) levels in rat livers collected from a malaria vector control region.The Journal of veterinary medical science · 2019Article
- Persistent Organic Pollutants in Food: Contamination Sources, Health Effects and Detection Methods.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Review
- Endocrine disruption through membrane estrogen receptors and novel pathways leading to rapid toxicological and epigenetic effects.The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology · 2019Review
- Environmental Health Research in Africa: Important Progress and Promising Opportunities.Frontiers in genetics · 2019Review
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) have been used worldwide, particularly in Africa, for several decades. Although many are banned, several African countries still use OCPs especially for the prevention and control of malaria. OCPs are characterized by their bio-accumulation in the environment, especially in the food chain, where they find their way into the human body. Despite no clear epidemiological studies confirming hazardous effects of these chemicals on human health, many studies have reported positive associations between the use of OCPs and neurological and reproductive disorders, and cancer risk. There is a clear gap in published reports on OCPs in Africa and their potential health hazards. Thus, the aim of this review is to summarize the incidence of OCP contamination in various foods in Africa, to demonstrate the potential transmission of these chemicals to people and to discuss their possible health hazards.
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