Impaired growth in rural Gambian infants exposed to aflatoxin: a prospective cohort study

Exposure to aflatoxin, a mycotoxin produced by fungi that commonly contaminates cereal crops across sub-Saharan Africa, has been associated with impaired child growth. We investigated the impact of aflatoxin exposure on the growth of Gambian infants from birth to two years of age, and the impact on insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-axis proteins. A subsample (N = 374) of infants from the Early Nutrition and Immune Development (ENID) trial...