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dc.contributor.authorStrosnider, H.
dc.contributor.authorAzziz-Baumgartner, E.
dc.contributor.authorBänziger, Marianne
dc.contributor.authorBhat, R.V.
dc.contributor.authorBreiman, R.
dc.contributor.authorBrune, M.
dc.contributor.authorDeCock, K.
dc.contributor.authorDilley, A.
dc.contributor.authorGroopman, J.
dc.contributor.authorHell, K.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-04T11:30:19Z
dc.date.available2019-12-04T11:30:19Z
dc.date.issued2006
dc.identifier.citationStrosnider, H., Azziz-Baumgartner, E., Banziger, M., Bhat, R.V., Breiman, R., Brune, M., ... & Hell, K. (2006). Public health strategies for reducing aflatoxin exposure in developing countries: workgroup report. Environmental Health Perspectives, 114(12), 1898-1903.
dc.identifier.issn0091-6765
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/5257
dc.description.abstractConsecutive outbreaks of acute aflatoxicosis in Kenya in 2004 and 2005 caused > 150 deaths. In response, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization convened a workgroup of international experts and health officials in Geneva, Switzerland, in July 2005. After discussions concerning what is known about aflatoxins, the workgroup identified gaps in current knowledge about acute and chronic human health effects of aflatoxins, surveillance and food monitoring, analytic methods, and the efficacy of intervention strategies. The workgroup also identified public health strategies that could be integrated with current agricultural approaches to resolve gaps in current knowledge and ultimately reduce morbidity and mortality associated with the consumption of aflatoxin-contaminated food in the developing world. Four issues that warrant immediate attention were identified: a) quantify the human health impacts and the burden of disease due to aflatoxin exposure; b) compile an inventory, evaluate the efficacy, and disseminate results of ongoing intervention strategies; c) develop and augment the disease surveillance, food monitoring, laboratory, and public health response capacity of affected regions; and d) develop a response protocol that can be used in the event of an outbreak of acute aflatoxicosis. This report expands on the workgroup's discussions concerning aflatoxin in developing countries and summarizes the findings.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectAflatoxins
dc.subjectFood Safety
dc.subjectHepatitis
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectSurveillance Systems
dc.subjectDeveloping Countries
dc.titlePublic health strategies for reducing aflatoxin exposure in developing countries: workgroup report
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.contributor.affiliationCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
cg.contributor.affiliationIndian Council of Medical Research
cg.contributor.affiliationKenya Medical Research Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationWorld Health Organization
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.coverage.regionAcp
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionNorth America
cg.coverage.regionEast Africa
cg.coverage.regionEurope
cg.coverage.regionWest Africa
cg.coverage.countryUnited States
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.countrySwitzerland
cg.coverage.countryBenin
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectAflatoxin
cg.iitasubjectImpact Assessment
cg.iitasubjectLivelihoods
cg.iitasubjectCapacity Development
cg.accessibilitystatusLimited Access
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