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To synthesize current evidence regarding how low to moderate exposure to Fusarium mycotoxins influences host susceptibility to infectious diseases in humans and animals.

January 28, 2014ToxinsOpen Access

The Impact of Fusarium Mycotoxins on Human and Animal Host Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases

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To synthesize current evidence regarding how low to moderate exposure to Fusarium mycotoxins influences host susceptibility to infectious diseases in humans and animals.
Reviewed experimental and epidemiological evidence assessing the impact of low-to-moderate Fusarium mycotoxin ingestion on intestinal integrity, immune function, and pathogen fitness across multiple host species.
Exposure to deoxynivalenol and related Fusarium mycotoxins generally worsens parasitic, bacterial, and viral infections in diverse species, including swine, poultry, mice, and catfish.
T-2 toxin administration markedly reduced the intestinal colonization capacity of Salmonella in pigs, demonstrating pathogen- and toxin-specific divergence.
Extrapolation from animal models indicates that dietary exposure to Fusarium toxins likely exacerbates human vulnerability to enteric pathogens, including Salmonella and Escherichia coli.

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Review reveals low-dose Fusarium mycotoxin exposure exacerbates diverse viral and bacterial infections in animals, suggesting comparable increased disease risks in humans.

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Antonissen et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69de84df7ed287395e559704 https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins6020430

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Review reveals low-dose Fusarium mycotoxin exposure exacerbates diverse viral and bacterial infections in animals, suggesting comparable increased disease risks in humans.

The Impact of Fusarium Mycotoxins on Human and Animal Host Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases

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The Impact of Fusarium Mycotoxins on Human and Animal Host Susceptibility to Infectious Diseases

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