Ingestion of tremorgenic mycotoxins formed in spoiled food can cause an acute tremor syndrome, the severity of which can range from mild to life-threatening. Swift recognition of the likely cause is required for accurate prognostication and rapid institution of appropriate therapy, which leads to complete resolution in most cases.

The secondary metabolites produced by fungi known as mycotoxins, are capable of causing mycotoxicosis (diseases and death) in human and animals. Contamination of feedstuffs as well as food commodities by fungi occurs frequently in a natural manner and is accompanied by the presence of mycotoxins. The occurrence of mycotoxins' contamination is further stimulated by the on-going global warming as...

Mycotoxicoses are acute and chronic poisonings caused by mould toxins called mycotoxins. Although acute mycotoxicoses, caused by high mycotoxin levels in food are rare nowadays, they need to be described in order to inform physicians and other health care workers about their symptoms. Children are more sensitive to mycotoxins because of their lower body mass, higher metabolic rate, and underdev...

Alflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is the most hepatotoxic and : Background hepatocarcinogenic of the aflatoxins and occurs as a contaminant in a variety of foods. The toxicity of AFB1 has been shown to be associated with a wide range of pathological events, such as enhanced apoptosis and oxidative events. Currently there is no treatment for mycotoxin exposure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the poten...

During the last decade there has been an increase in the reported occurrence of mycotoxins and mycotoxicoses in Australia. Mycotoxicoses reported for the first time during this period were hyperoestrogenism, feed refusal and vomiting, leukoencephalomalacia, ergotism, bovine hyperthermia, and geeldikkop. There is now a greater understanding of factors' that determine mycotoxin production by fung...