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Sep 29, 2026 24 min

Turkey X Disease

from Fongiformis Hosted by Adrien Hamandjian

Printemps 1960, dans le sud-est de l’Angleterre, des milliers de dindonneaux meurent mystérieusement en quelques semaines. Face à cette nouvelle maladie, baptisée Turkey X Disease, les chercheurs s’engagent dans une course contre la montre pour identifier le tueur et enrayer l’épidémie. Chapitres 00:00 Introduction 00:32 Plus un bruit 02 :53 Course contre la montre 03 :48 Les quatre accusés 05:06 Éliminer les suspects 07:55 La nourriture est empoisonnée 08:51 La piste des arachides 09:41 Le lot brésilien 10:24 Cancérigène 11:10 Un poison inconnu 11:41 Le poison devient visible 14:00 Bilan des connaissances 14:14 Le coupable 16:48 Reconstitution du crime 21:17 Pourquoi les dindes ? 22:26 Les aflatoxines aujourd’hui 23:38 Conclusion 24:07 Outro Références Benkerroum, N. (2020). Chronic and Acute Toxicities of Aflatoxins : Mechanisms of Action. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(2), 423. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17020423 Cole, R. J. (1986). Etiology of Turkey “X” disease in retrospect : A case for the involvement of cyclopiazonic acid. Mycotoxin Research, 2(1), 3‑7. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03191956 Pickova, D., Ostry, V., Toman, J., & Malir, F. (2021). Aflatoxins : History, Significant Milestones, Recent Data on Their Toxicity and Ways to Mitigation. Toxins, 13(6), 399. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins13060399 Sargeant, K., Sheridan, A., O’kelly, J., & Carnaghan, R. B. A. (1961). Toxicity associated with Certain Samples of Groundnuts. Nature, 192(4807), 1096‑1097. https://doi.org/10.1038/1921096a0 Wannop, C. C. (1963). Groundnut Toxicity in Poultry : Turkey X Disease. British Veterinary Journal, 119(4), 174‑177. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0007-1935(17)42453-5

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