<prompt> Endemic ascites is caused byAflatoxinSanguinarinePyrrolizidine alkaloidErgot alkaloid  <response>: The population that subsist on the millet Panicum miliare, may get contaminated with weed seeds of Crotalaria Jhunjhunia.Jhunjhunia seeds were found to contain pyrrolizidine alkaloids which are hepatotoxins, cause Endemic ascitesPark23e pg: 658 