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World Service,23 Apr 1996,13 mins

The Burden of Disease in Sub-Saharan Africa

The Farming World

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Aflatoxin, produced by aspergillus fungus on grain, is a major cause of the sub-Saharan disease burden. This burden, reports the World Bank, creates human tragedy and prevents indiviuals achieving more than half their lifetime's productivity.

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