Reducción de la exposición a aflatoxinas cancerígenas mediante medidas de intervención poscosecha en África

P C Turner1, A Sylla, Y Y Gong

  • 1Molecular Epidemiology Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.

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Resumen

Las intervenciones posteriores a la cosecha redujeron significativamente la exposición a la aflatoxina en las aldeas de África Occidental. Los métodos de baja tecnología en la agricultura de subsistencia pueden reducir los riesgos de enfermedades de los cacahuetes contaminados.

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