ReviewToxins2022
Six Main Contributing Factors to High Levels of Mycotoxin Contamination in African Foods.
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42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 102 citations in OpenAlex.
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- An integrated adaptive framework for mycotoxin management in African cereals: evidence from a scoping review.Mycotoxin research · 2026Article
- Mycotoxin contamination in food and feed: Occurrence, co-occurrence, combined impacts on human and animal health, climate change implications, risk assessment, and mitigation strategies.Mycotoxin research · 2026Review
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- Climate change amplifies global mycotoxin exposure: Emerging risks and sustainable solutions.iMetaOmics · 2026Article
- Aflatoxin exposure and health impacts: global burden and advances in detection technologies.Genes and environment : the official journal of the Japanese Environmental Mutagen Society · 2026Review
- Assessing aflatoxin knowledge, perceptions, and related practices, in a rural coastal community: a population-based cross-sectional survey.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Mycoflora, mycotoxin exposure and cancer risk assessment inToxicology reports · 2026Article
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- The economic crisis in Lebanon and adolescent nutritional health: a multi-mycotoxin exposure and risk assessment of stunting and thinness.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- The impact of environmental variations (temperature and humidity) onFrontiers in fungal biology · 2026Article
- Probiotics as eco-friendlybio-preservatives: In vivo mechanisms of mycotoxin inhibition and emerging applications for food safety and human health.Mycotoxin research · 2025Review
- Mycotoxins in food and agriculture: from occurrence to economic consequences.Archives of microbiology · 2025Review
- Mycotoxins in food and agriculture: from occurrence to economic consequences.Archives of microbiology · 2025Review
- Emerging nano sensing technologies for the detection of biological and chemical food toxins.RSC advances · 2025Review
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- Climate Change and Severe Drought Impact on Aflatoxins and Fungi in Brazil Nuts: A Molecular Approach.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Aflatoxin Contamination in Agri-Food Systems: A Comprehensive Review of Toxicity, Food Security, Economic Impacts, and Sustainable Mitigation Across the Value Chain.Food science & nutrition · 2025Review
- Aflatoxin Exposure in Immunocompromised Patients: Current State and Future Perspectives.Toxins · 2025Review
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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Africa is one of the regions with high mycotoxin contamination of foods and continues to record high incidences of liver cancers globally. The agricultural sector of most African countries depends largely on climate variables for crop production. Production of mycotoxins is climate-sensitive. Most stakeholders in the food production chain in Africa are not aware of the health and economic effects of consuming contaminated foods. The aim of this review is to evaluate the main factors and their degree of contribution to the high levels of mycotoxins in African foods. Thus, knowledge of the contributions of different factors responsible for high levels of these toxins will be a good starting point for the effective mitigation of mycotoxins in Africa. Google Scholar was used to conduct a systemic search. Six factors were found to be linked to high levels of mycotoxins in African foods, in varying degrees. Climate change remains the main driving factor in the production of mycotoxins. The other factors are partly man-made and can be manipulated to become a more profitable or less climate-sensitive response. Awareness of the existence of these mycotoxins and their economic as well as health consequences remains paramount. The degree of management of these factors regarding mycotoxins varies from one region of the world to another.
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