Public health strategies for reducing aflatoxin exposure in developing countries: workgroup report

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 Organization convened a workgroup of international experts and health officials in Geneva, Switzerland, in July 2005. After dis...

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Autores principales: Strosnider, H., Azziz-Baumgartner, E., Bänziger, Marianne, Bhat, R.V., Breiman, R., Brune, M., DeCock, K., Dilley, A., Groopman, J., Hell, K.
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Publicado: 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99835
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author Strosnider, H.
Azziz-Baumgartner, E.
Bänziger, Marianne
Bhat, R.V.
Breiman, R.
Brune, M.
DeCock, K.
Dilley, A.
Groopman, J.
Hell, K.
author_browse Azziz-Baumgartner, E.
Bhat, R.V.
Breiman, R.
Brune, M.
Bänziger, Marianne
DeCock, K.
Dilley, A.
Groopman, J.
Hell, K.
Strosnider, H.
author_facet Strosnider, H.
Azziz-Baumgartner, E.
Bänziger, Marianne
Bhat, R.V.
Breiman, R.
Brune, M.
DeCock, K.
Dilley, A.
Groopman, J.
Hell, K.
author_sort Strosnider, H.
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description 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 Organization convened a workgroup of international experts and health officials in Geneva, Switzerland, in July 2005. After discussions concerning what is known about aflatoxins, the workgroup identified gaps in current knowledge about acute and chronic human health effects of aflatoxins, surveillance and food monitoring, analytic methods, and the efficacy of intervention strategies. The workgroup also identified public health strategies that could be integrated with current agricultural approaches to resolve gaps in current knowledge and ultimately reduce morbidity and mortality associated with the consumption of aflatoxin-contaminated food in the developing world. Four issues that warrant immediate attention were identified: a) quantify the human health impacts and the burden of disease due to aflatoxin exposure; b) compile an inventory, evaluate the efficacy, and disseminate results of ongoing intervention strategies; c) develop and augment the disease surveillance, food monitoring, laboratory, and public health response capacity of affected regions; and d) develop a response protocol that can be used in the event of an outbreak of acute aflatoxicosis. This report expands on the workgroup's discussions concerning aflatoxin in developing countries and summarizes the findings.
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spelling CGSpace998352025-12-08T09:54:28Z Public health strategies for reducing aflatoxin exposure in developing countries: workgroup report Strosnider, H. Azziz-Baumgartner, E. Bänziger, Marianne Bhat, R.V. Breiman, R. Brune, M. DeCock, K. Dilley, A. Groopman, J. Hell, K. aflatoxins food safety hepatitis public health surveillance systems developing countries 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 Organization convened a workgroup of international experts and health officials in Geneva, Switzerland, in July 2005. After discussions concerning what is known about aflatoxins, the workgroup identified gaps in current knowledge about acute and chronic human health effects of aflatoxins, surveillance and food monitoring, analytic methods, and the efficacy of intervention strategies. The workgroup also identified public health strategies that could be integrated with current agricultural approaches to resolve gaps in current knowledge and ultimately reduce morbidity and mortality associated with the consumption of aflatoxin-contaminated food in the developing world. Four issues that warrant immediate attention were identified: a) quantify the human health impacts and the burden of disease due to aflatoxin exposure; b) compile an inventory, evaluate the efficacy, and disseminate results of ongoing intervention strategies; c) develop and augment the disease surveillance, food monitoring, laboratory, and public health response capacity of affected regions; and d) develop a response protocol that can be used in the event of an outbreak of acute aflatoxicosis. This report expands on the workgroup's discussions concerning aflatoxin in developing countries and summarizes the findings. 2006 2019-03-03T05:53:25Z 2019-03-03T05:53:25Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/99835 en Limited Access Strosnider, H., Azziz-Baumgartner, E., Banziger, M., Bhat, R.V., Breiman, R., Brune, M., ... & Hell, K. (2006). Public health strategies for reducing aflatoxin exposure in developing countries: workgroup report. Environmental Health Perspectives, 114(12), 1898-1903.
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developing countries
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Azziz-Baumgartner, E.
Bänziger, Marianne
Bhat, R.V.
Breiman, R.
Brune, M.
DeCock, K.
Dilley, A.
Groopman, J.
Hell, K.
Public health strategies for reducing aflatoxin exposure in developing countries: workgroup report
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title_short Public health strategies for reducing aflatoxin exposure in developing countries: workgroup report
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food safety
hepatitis
public health
surveillance systems
developing countries
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