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Background: Food safety is of increasing global concern, and a OneHealth issue requiring attention of many disciplines. Aflatoxins are toxins produced by fungi and found in foods and feeds, and exposure causes negative health effects in humans and animals. When lactating animals consume aflatoxin...


Anyango, G.Mutua, F.Kagera, I.Andang'o, P.Grace, DeliaLindahl, Johanna F.[A survey of aflatoxin M1 contamination in raw milk produced in urban and peri-urban areas of Kisumu County, Kenya]A survey of aflatoxin M1 contamination in raw milk produced in urban and peri-urban areas of Kisumu County, Kenya

Globally, non-typhoidal salmonellosis accounts for approximately 80.3 million cases of human infections annually. Estimates of salmonellosis due to consumption of pork or pork products is difficult to determine but, it ranges from < 1% to 25%. These invasive pathogens colonize intestinal mucosal ...


Tinega, G.M.Magiri, E.Kinyua, J.Njahira, Moses N.Erume, J.Ejobi, F.Tegule, S.Mutua, F.[Characterization of Salmonella isolates obtained from pigs slaughtered at Wambizzi Abattoir in Kampala, Uganda]Characterization of Salmonella isolates obtained from pigs slaughtered at Wambizzi Abattoir in Kampala, Uganda

Background: Dairy production in Kenya is important and dominated by small-holder farmers who market their produce through small-scale traders in the informal sector. Method: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of aflatoxin (AFM1) in informally marketed milk in peri-urban Nairobi, Kenya,...


Kuboka, M.M.Imungi, J.K.Njue, L.Mutua, F.Grace, DeliaLindahl, Johanna F.[Occurrence of aflatoxin M1 in raw milk traded in peri-urban Nairobi, and the effect of boiling and fermentation]Occurrence of aflatoxin M1 in raw milk traded in peri-urban Nairobi, and the effect of boiling and fermentation

Consumers have a right to safer foods, and traceability is one approach to meeting their expectations. Kenya does not have an operational animal traceability system, and while a few initiatives have been piloted, these have only focused on the beef value chain. In this paper, we begin a discussio...


Mutua, F.Lindahl, Johanna F.Grace, Delia[Possibilities of establishing a smallholder pig identification and traceability system in Kenya]Possibilities of establishing a smallholder pig identification and traceability system in Kenya

Aflatoxins are carcinogenic, toxic and immunosuppressive substances produced by some species of the fungal genus, Aspergillus. Consumption of aflatoxins can have serious health effects. Widespread in the tropical and sub-tropical world, aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is found in many staple foods and feeds;...


Mutua, F.Lindahl, Johanna F.Grace, Delia[Availability and use of mycotoxin binders in selected urban and peri-urban areas of Kenya]Availability and use of mycotoxin binders in selected urban and peri-urban areas of Kenya

We designed and piloted a livestock identification and traceability system (LITS) along the Northern Tanzania–Narok–Nairobi beef value chain. Animals were randomly selected and identified at the primary markets using uniquely coded ear tags. Data on identification, ownership, source (village), an...


Mutua, F.Kihara, AbsolomonRogena, J.Ngwili, N.Aboge, G.Wabacha, J.Bett, Bernard K.[Piloting a livestock identification and traceability system in the northern Tanzania–Narok–Nairobi trade route]Piloting a livestock identification and traceability system in the northern Tanzania–Narok–Nairobi trade route

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