Status of aflatoxin contamination in cow milk produced in smallholder dairy farms in urban and peri-urban areas of Nairobi County: A case study of Kasarani sub county, Kenya

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research institute
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Institute
cg.contributor.affiliationJomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Nairobi
cg.contributor.affiliationMaseno University
cg.contributor.affiliationUppsala University
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.donorMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Finland
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierDelia Grace: 0000-0002-0195-9489
cg.creator.identifierJohanna Lindahl: 0000-0002-1175-0398
cg.creator.identifierFlorence Mutua: 0000-0002-1007-5511
cg.howPublishedFormally Published
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/20008686.2018.1547095
cg.issn2000-8686
cg.issue1
cg.journalInfection Ecology and Epidemiology
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.ilriAFLATOXINS
cg.subject.ilriDAIRYING
cg.subject.ilriFOOD SAFETY
cg.subject.ilriHEALTH
cg.volume9
dc.contributor.authorKagera, Irene
dc.contributor.authorKahenya, Peter
dc.contributor.authorMutua, Florence K.
dc.contributor.authorAnyango, Gladys
dc.contributor.authorKyallo, Florence
dc.contributor.authorGrace, Delia
dc.contributor.authorLindahl, Johanna F.
dc.date.accessioned2018-12-12T07:17:23Zen
dc.date.available2018-12-12T07:17:23Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/98543
dc.titleStatus of aflatoxin contamination in cow milk produced in smallholder dairy farms in urban and peri-urban areas of Nairobi County: A case study of Kasarani sub county, Kenyaen
dcterms.abstractIntroduction: Milk consumption in Kenya supersedes other countries in East Africa. However, milk contamination with aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) is common, but the magnitude of this exposure and the health risks are poorly understood and need to be monitored routinely. This study aimed at assessing the awareness, knowledge and practices of urban and peri-urban farmers about aflatoxins and determining the levels of aflatoxin contamination in on-farm milk in a selected area within Nairobi County. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was undertaken to assess aflatoxin contamination levels of milk in Kasarani sub-county. A total of 84 milk samples were collected from small-holder dairy farms and analyzed for AFM1 using Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). Results and Discussion: Ninety nine percent of the samples (83/84) analysed were contaminated with AFM1. The mean aflatoxin level was 84 ng/kg with 64% of the samples exceeding the EU legal limit of 50 ng/kg. Whereas 80% of the farmers were aware of aflatoxin, there was no correlation between farmers’ knowledge and gender with AFM1 prevalence. Conclusion: This study concludes that AFM1 is a frequent contaminant in milk and there is need to enhance farmers awareness on mitigation.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientists
dcterms.available2018-11-27
dcterms.bibliographicCitationKagera, I., Kahenya, P., Mutua, F., Anyango, G., Kyallo, F., Grace, D. and Lindahl, J. 2019. Status of aflatoxin contamination in cow milk produced in smallholder dairy farms in urban and peri-urban areas of Nairobi County: A case study of Kasarani sub county, Kenya. Infection Ecology & Epidemiology 9(1):1547095.en
dcterms.issued2019-01-01
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherInforma UK Limited
dcterms.subjectaflatoxinsen
dcterms.subjectdairiesen
dcterms.subjectfood safetyen
dcterms.subjecthealthen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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