aflatoxicosis


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aflatoxicosis

[ə¦flād·ō‚täk·sə′kō·səs]
(medicine)
Aflatoxin poisoning.
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(38.) Krishnamachari KA, Bhat RV, Nagarajan V and TB Tilak Hepatitis due to aflatoxicosis. An outbreak in western india.
For instance, he said, in Kenya in 2014, an outbreak of aflatoxicosis happened and out of the 317 cases reported, over 100 people died.
Aflatoxin contamination of commercial maize products during an outbreak of acute aflatoxicosis in eastern and central Kenya.
Symptoms of aflatoxicosis are gastrointestinal infections including vomiting and abdominal pain.
Cotty, "Outbreak of an acute aflatoxicosis in Kenya in 2004: Identification of the causal agent," Applied and Environmental Microbiology, vol.
In addition, the additives of some organic acids (acetic acid and citric acid) improved the histopathological lesion in the intestine (amelioration in villus height and width) of broiler chicken exposed to aflatoxicosis [22].
Factors relating to prevention and control of aflatoxicosis in broiler chickens.
Supplementation of food with antioxidant agents is helpful for proper cure against aflatoxicosis.
Consequently, assessing common avian coagulopathies, such as aflatoxicosis, vitamin K-deficiency, warfarin poisoning, and chronic liver disease, is challenging.