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Background Dietary exposure to high levels of the fungal toxin, aflatoxin, occurs in West Africa, where long-term crop storage facilitates fungal growth. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study in Benin and Togo to investigate aflatoxin exposure in children around the time of weaning and cor...


Gong, Y.Egal, S.Hounsa, A.Turner, P.C.Hall, A.J.Cardwell, K.F.Wild, C.P.[Determinants of aflatoxin exposure in young children from Benin and Togo, West Africa: the critical role of weaning]Determinants of aflatoxin exposure in young children from Benin and Togo, West Africa: the critical role of weaning

Aflatoxins are dietary contaminants that are hepatocarcinogenic and immunotoxic and cause growth retardation in animals, but there is little evidence concerning the latter two parameters in exposed human populations. Aflatoxin exposure of West African children is known to be high, so we conducted...


Gong, Y.Hounsa, A.Egal, S.Turner, P.C.Sutcliffe, A.E.Hall, A.J.Cardwell, K.Wild, C.P.[Postweaning exposure to aflatoxin results in impaired child growth: a longitudinal study in Benin, West Africa]Postweaning exposure to aflatoxin results in impaired child growth: a longitudinal study in Benin, West Africa

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