Aflatoxins in Uganda: An Encyclopedic Review of the Etiology, Epidemiology, Detection, Quantification, Exposure Assessment, Reduction, and Control
Joint Authors
Omara, Timothy
Kagoya, Sarah
Nakabuye, Brenda Victoria
Nassazi, Winfred
Omute, Tom
Awath, Aburu
Laker, Fortunate
Kalukusu, Raymond
Musau, Bashir
Otim, George
Adupa, Eddie
Source
International Journal of Microbiology
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-18, 18 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-01-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
18
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Uganda is an agrarian country where farming employs more than 60% of the population.
Aflatoxins remain a scourge in the country, unprecedentedly reducing the nutritional and economic value of agricultural foods.
This review was sought to synthetize the country’s major findings in relation to the mycotoxins’ etiology, epidemiology, detection, quantification, exposure assessment, control, and reduction in different matrices.
Electronic results indicate that aflatoxins in Uganda are produced by Aspergillus flavus and A.
parasiticus and have been reported in maize, sorghum, sesame, beans, sunflower, millet, peanuts, and cassava.
The causes and proliferation of aflatoxigenic contamination of Ugandan foods have been largely due to poor pre-, peri-, and postharvest activities, poor government legislation, lack of awareness, and low levels of education among farmers, entrepreneurs, and consumers on this plague.
Little diet diversity has exacerbated the risk of exposure to aflatoxins in Uganda because most of the staple foods are aflatoxin-prone.
On the detection and control, these are still marginal, though some devoted scholars have devised and validated a sensitive portable device for on-site aflatoxin detection in maize and shown that starter cultures used for making some cereal-based beverages have the potential to bind aflatoxins.
More efforts should be geared towards awareness creation and vaccination against hepatitis B and hepatitis A to reduce the risk of development of liver cancer among the populace.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Omara, Timothy& Nassazi, Winfred& Omute, Tom& Awath, Aburu& Laker, Fortunate& Kalukusu, Raymond…[et al.]. 2020. Aflatoxins in Uganda: An Encyclopedic Review of the Etiology, Epidemiology, Detection, Quantification, Exposure Assessment, Reduction, and Control. International Journal of Microbiology،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1172152
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Omara, Timothy…[et al.]. Aflatoxins in Uganda: An Encyclopedic Review of the Etiology, Epidemiology, Detection, Quantification, Exposure Assessment, Reduction, and Control. International Journal of Microbiology No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1172152
American Medical Association (AMA)
Omara, Timothy& Nassazi, Winfred& Omute, Tom& Awath, Aburu& Laker, Fortunate& Kalukusu, Raymond…[et al.]. Aflatoxins in Uganda: An Encyclopedic Review of the Etiology, Epidemiology, Detection, Quantification, Exposure Assessment, Reduction, and Control. International Journal of Microbiology. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1172152
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1172152