Laboratory of Agricultural and Food Process Engineering, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0808, Japan.
Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Eduardo Mondlane University, Av. Julius Nyerere, nr. 3453 Maputo, Moçambique.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018 Aug 7;15(8):1673. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15081673.
In Mozambique, aflatoxin research started in the 1960's and has been carried through apparently unrelated efforts according to opportunities. However, they can be grouped in two sets: early epidemiological studies and recent agricultural research. Early investigators found a strong correlation between aflatoxin contamination and primary liver cancer. Since then, there have been efforts to examine the extent of contamination, especially in groundnuts and maize. More recent investigations and interventions aimed mostly to reduce the level of contamination, enough to allow such commodities to gain acceptance in the international market. The current status of knowledge is still marginal but the increasing involvement of local authorities, academia, and international organizations seems promising.
在莫桑比克，黄曲霉毒素研究始于 20 世纪 60 年代，此后根据各种机会，一直在进行着明显不相关的研究。然而，这些研究可以分为两组：早期的流行病学研究和最近的农业研究。早期的调查人员发现黄曲霉毒素污染与原发性肝癌之间存在很强的相关性。从那时起，人们一直在努力检测污染的程度，特别是在花生和玉米中。最近的调查和干预措施主要旨在降低污染水平，使其足以使这些商品在国际市场上获得认可。目前的知识状况仍然很有限，但地方当局、学术界和国际组织的参与度不断增加，前景似乎很有希望。
