Background Global climate change will have multiple effects on human health. Vulnerable
populations—children, the elderly, and the poor—will be disproportionately affected …

Spoilage fungi are ubiquitous contaminants of cereals, pre-and post-harvest. These fungi
can produce a wide range of secondary metabolites under ecological conditions which are …

Consecutive 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 …

Fusarium head blight of small-grain cereals, ear rot of maize, seedling blight and foot rot of
cereals are important diseases throughout the world. Fusarium graminearum, F. culmorum …

Fusarium is one of the major fungal genera associated with maize in Africa. This genus
comprises several toxigenic species including F. verticillioides and F. proliferatum, which are …

Food contagion with aflatoxins is the modern concern and has received a great awareness
during the last few decades. The intermittent incidence of these toxins in agricultural …

This study assessed, for the first time, the mycotoxicological risks from consumption of
complementary foods by infants and young children in Nigeria. Molds belonging to …

Most fungi are saprophytic and not pathogenic to plants, animals and humans. However, a
relative few fungal species are phytopathogenic, cause disease (eg, infections, allergies) in …

This review focuses on the fumonisin-producing Fusarium species and the ecophysiology of
these species. The effects of environmental biotic and abiotic factors on germination, growth …

The aim of this study was to determine how delayed silo sealing, high ensiling temperatures,
and rainfall at harvest affect the fermentation and aerobic stability of corn silage. One-half of …