Understanding Antimicrobial Use Contexts in the Poultry Sector: Challenges for Small-Scale Layer Farms in Kenya.

The poultry sector contributes significantly to Kenya's food and economic security. This contribution is expected to rise dramatically with a growing population, urbanization, and preferences for animal-source foods. Antimicrobial resistance is putting the poultry sector in Kenya-and worldwide-at risk of production losses due to the failure of medicines for animal (and human) health.

Aflatoxin Exposure from Milk in Rural Kenya and the Contribution to the Risk of Liver Cancer.

Milk is an important commodity in Kenya; the country has the largest dairy herd and highest per capita milk consumption in East Africa. As such, hazards in milk are of concern. Aflatoxin M (AFM) is a toxic metabolite of aflatoxin B (AFB) excreted in milk by lactating animals after ingesting AFB-contaminated feeds.