Publications by authors named "Ethel Sichone"
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- * AFB-lys adducts were found in 67% of blood samples, with a mean concentration of 20.5 pg/mg of albumin; AFB was present in 91% of groundnut and 70% of maize samples.
- * Regular consumption of groundnuts (more than four times a week), being female, and being a farmer were identified as significant factors associated with higher AFB-lys adduct levels, highlighting
The staple crops, maize, sorghum, bambara nut, groundnut, and sunflower common in semi-arid agro-pastoral farming systems of central Tanzania are prone to aflatoxin contamination. Consumption of such crop produce, contaminated with high levels of aflatoxin B (AFB), affects growth and health. In this paper, aflatoxin contamination in freshly harvested and stored crop produce from central Tanzania was examined, including the efficacy of aflatoxin mitigation technologies on grain/kernal quality.
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