ArticleBMC nephrology2014
Importance of Arsenic and pesticides in epidemic chronic kidney disease in Sri Lanka.
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- The silent epidemic of CKDu: advances, challenges, and strategies for sustainable eradication-a narrative review.Clinical and experimental nephrology · 2025Review
- Decreasing incidence of hospital diagnosed CKD/CKDu in North Central Province of Sri Lanka: is it related to provision of drinking water reverse osmosis plants?BMC nephrology · 2024Article
- Kidney disease characteristics, prevalence, and risk factors in León, Nicaragua: a population-based study.BMC nephrology · 2023Article
- Urinary concentrations of neonicotinoid insecticides were related to renal tubular dysfunction and neuropsychological complaints in Dry-zone of Sri Lanka.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Chronic kidney disease of unknown origin is associated with environmental urbanisation in Belfast, UK.Environmental geochemistry and health · 2021Article
- Urinary glyphosate biomonitoring of sprayers in vegetable farm in Thailand.Human and ecological risk assessment : HERA · 2021Article
- The Utility of Novel Renal Biomarkers in Assessment of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu): A Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- Water quality and chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in the dry zone region of Sri Lanka: impacts on well-being of village communities and the way forward.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020Article
- Longitudinal trends in renal function among first time sugarcane harvesters in Guatemala.PloS one · 2020Article
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- Glyphosate's Synergistic Toxicity in Combination with Other Factors as a Cause of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Origin.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Review
- Regulation of herbal medicine use based on speculation? A case from Sri Lanka.Journal of traditional and complementary medicine · 2017Article
- Potential diagnostic biomarkers for chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka: a pilot study.BMC nephrology · 2017Article
- Has irrigated water from Mahaweli River contributed to the kidney disease of uncertain etiology in the dry zone of Sri Lanka?Environmental geochemistry and health · 2016Article
- The effects of environmental chemicals on renal function.Nature reviews. Nephrology · 2015Review
- Global dimensions of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu): a modern era environmental and/or occupational nephropathy?BMC nephrology · 2015Article
- Fluoride in drinking water and diet: the causative factor of chronic kidney diseases in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka.Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2015Review
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Abstract
In a recent study published by the National Project team on chronic kidney diseases of unknown origin in Sri Lanka, we believe there to be flaws in the design, analysis, and conclusions, which should be discussed further. The authors wanted to emphasis Cadmium as the major risk factor for chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka while undermining the importance of Arsenic and nephrotoxic pesticides. To arrive at predetermined conclusions the authors appear have changed and misinterpreted their own results. The enormous pressure applied by the agrochemical industry on this issue may be a factor. Herein, we discuss these issues in greater detail.
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