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Mycotoxin Occurrence, Exposure and Health Implications in Infants and Young Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review.
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- Assessment of Natural Occurrence and Risk of the Emerging Mycotoxin Moniliformin in South Korea.Toxins · 2025Article
- Frequent Dietary Multi-Mycotoxin Exposure in UK Children and Its Association with Dietary Intake.Toxins · 2024Article
- Advancing Global Health Surveillance of Mycotoxin Exposures using Minimally Invasive Sampling Techniques: A State-of-the-Science Review.Environmental science & technology · 2024Review
- Evaluation of ELISA and immunoaffinity fluorometric analytical tools of four mycotoxins in various food categories.AMB Express · 2023Article
- How Worried Are You about Food Fraud? A Preliminary Multi-Country Study among Consumers in Selected Sub-Saharan African Countries.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Longitudinal follow-up of zearalenone and deoxynivalenol mycotoxins in breast milk in the first five months of life.BMC pharmacology & toxicology · 2023Article
- Survey of knowledge, and attitudes to storage practices preempting the occurrence of filamentous fungi and mycotoxins in some Ghanaian staple foods and processed products.Scientific reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
Infants and young children (IYC) remain the most vulnerable population group to environmental hazards worldwide, especially in economically developing regions such as sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). As a result, several governmental and non-governmental institutions including health, environmental and food safety networks and researchers have been proactive toward protecting this group. Mycotoxins, toxic secondary fungal metabolites, contribute largely to the health risks of this young population. In SSA, the scenario is worsened by socioeconomic status, poor agricultural and storage practices, and low level of awareness, as well as the non-establishment and lack of enforcement of regulatory limits in the region. Studies have revealed mycotoxin occurrence in breast milk and other weaning foods. Of concern is the early exposure of infants to mycotoxins through transplacental transfer and breast milk as a consequence of maternal exposure, which may result in adverse health effects. The current paper presents an overview of mycotoxin occurrence in foods intended for IYC in SSA. It discusses the imperative evidence of mycotoxin exposure of this population group in SSA, taking into account consumption data and the occurrence of mycotoxins in food, as well as biomonitoring approaches. Additionally, it discusses the health implications associated with IYC exposure to mycotoxins in SSA.
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