1975 and 1981 during the Vietnam War, the Soviet Union was alleged to have provided mycotoxins to the armies of Vietnam and Laos for use against resistance forces in Laos and Cambodia 1985-1989 Iran-Iraq War, reports of mycotoxin shipments to Iraq (in form of powder and smoke) Since then trichothecenes have been reported throughout the world. They’ve had a significant economic impact on the world due to causes such as: loss of human and animal life, increased health care and veterinary care costs, reduced livestock production, disposal of contaminated foods and feeds, and investment in research and applications to reduce severity of the mycotoxin problem. These mycotoxins account for millions of dollars annually in losses, due to factors that are often beyond human control (environmental, ecological, or storage method). Food contamination Hazardous concentrations of trichothecenes have been detected in corn, wheat, barley, oats, rice, rye, vegetables, and other crops. Diseases resulting from infection include seed rot, seedling blight, root rot, stalk rot, and ear rot. Trichothecenes are also common contaminants of poultry feeds and their adverse effects on poultry health and productivity have been studied extensively. Several studies have shown that optimal conditions for fungal growth are not necessarily optimum for toxin production. Toxin production is greatest with high humidity and temperatures of 6-24 °C. The fungal propagation and production is enhanced in tropical conditions with high temperatures and moisture levels; monsoons, flash floods and unseasoned rains during harvest. Trichothecenes have been detected in air samples suggesting that they can be aerosolized on spores or small particles Natural occurrence of TCT has been reported in Asia, Africa, South America, Europe, and North America Akakabibyo, a disease of similar etiology, has also been associated with trichothecene contaminated grains in Japan. In China, cereals or their products contaminated with trichothecenes including DON, T-2 toxin, and NIV, have also been associated with outbreaks of gastrointestinal disorders. In Yugoslavia, studies on mycotoxigenic fungi in raw milk have indicated that 91% of the samples tested were contaminated In the USA, a study was conducted in seven Midwestern states in 1988–1989 and found mycotoxins in 19.5%-24.7% of corn samples. Since the early 1900s, incidences of emesis in animals and humans after consumption of cereals infected with Fusarium species have been described. In a study in the Bihar region from 1985 to 1987, 51% of the samples tested were contaminated with molds. In another study In the