ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2019
Investigating Possible Infectious Causes of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology in a Nicaraguan Mining Community.
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- Heterogeneity in diagnostic criteria for chronic kidney disease of undetermined etiology (CKDu): a systematic review of the literature.BMC nephrology · 2025Pooled it
- Environmental risk factors for chronic kidney disease of non-traditional causes in tropical coastal areas: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Association between job characteristics and kidney function among men: a cross-sectional analysis of the Rafsanjan cohort study.BMC nephrology · 2025Article
- Biomarkers of Kidney Function and Injury Across Fire Seasons and During a Mid-Season Fire Incident in the Wildland Firefighter Exposure and Health Effect (WFFEHE) Study.American journal of industrial medicine · 2025Article
- Genetic risk factors for Mesoamerican nephropathy.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024Article
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- Prevalence and Geographic Distribution of Self-Reported Chronic Kidney Disease and Potential Risk Factors in Central America.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- End-stage renal disease incidence in a cohort of US firefighters from San Francisco, Chicago, and Philadelphia.American journal of industrial medicine · 2022Article
- Workplace Intervention for Heat Stress: Essential Elements of Design, Implementation, and Assessment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in India: a comparative study with Mesoamerican and Sri Lankan nephropathy.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2022Review
- Where do you live and what do you do? Two questions that might impact your kidney health.Frontiers in nephrology · 2022Review
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- The water chemistry and microbiome of household wells in Medawachchiya, Sri Lanka, an area with high prevalence of chronic kidney disease of unknown origin (CKDu).Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Pathophysiological Mechanisms by which Heat Stress Potentially Induces Kidney Inflammation and Chronic Kidney Disease in Sugarcane Workers.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Chronic kidney disease of non-traditional origin in Mesoamerica: a disease primarily driven by occupational heat stress.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
A chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) has been killing workers in Central America. Occupational heat stress is thought to play an important role. Leptospirosis and hantavirus have been suggested as additional possible risk factors. In a case-control study in a Nicaraguan mining community, a structured survey was administered to adults, and biological measurements and specimens were taken. Serum was analyzed for antibodies to
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