Aflatoxin Exposure Among Mothers and Their Infants from the Western Highlands of Guatemala.
Pauline E JollyManolo MazariegosHaglaeeh ContrerasNora BalasAnna JunkinsIbironke O AinaSelina MinottMeichen WangTimothy D PhillipsPublished in: Maternal and child health journal (2021)
This is the first study in Guatemala documenting aflatoxin exposure in both breast milk of lactating mothers and infants´ urine during the first year of life. This may have important implications in understanding the multicausality of the high rates of stunting among children < 5 years old in Guatemala.