Pesticide exposures and chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology: an epidemiologic review

M Valcke, ME Levasseur, A Soares da Silva… - Environmental …, 2017 - Springer
The main causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD) globally are diabetes and hypertension
but epidemics of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) occur in Central …

Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka

S Rajapakse, MC Shivanthan… - International journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: In the last two decades, chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu)
has emerged as a significant contributor to the burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in …

Chronic kidney disease of uncertain aetiology: prevalence and causative factors in a developing country

N Jayatilake, S Mendis, P Maheepala, FR Mehta - BMC nephrology, 2013 - Springer
Background This study describes chronic kidney disease of uncertain aetiology (CKDu),
which cannot be attributed to diabetes, hypertension or other known aetiologies, that has …

Glyphosate and fluoride in high-hardness drinking water are positively associated with chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka

JC Ulrich, K Hoffman, T Gunasekara… - … & Technology Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) has emerged as a serious public
health concern in farming communities globally, especially in Sri Lanka with 5%–20% of the …

Epidemiology of microvascular complications of diabetes in South Asians and comparison with other ethnicities: 南亚人种以及其他对照种族的糖尿病微血管并发症的 …

R Gupta, A Misra - Journal of Diabetes, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
摘要在南亚人群中2 型糖尿病是一种广泛流行的疾病, 它对人们的健康以及南亚国家的经济都
具有重要的影响, 特别是当糖尿病合并并发症时. 有一些特征与南亚人的表型具有一定的相关性 …

The role of ions, heavy metals, fluoride, and agrochemicals: critical evaluation of potential aetiological factors of chronic kidney disease of multifactorial origin …

SJ Wimalawansa - Environmental geochemistry and health, 2016 - Springer
The pollution of water and food through human waste and anthropogenic activities,
including industrial waste and agricultural runoff, is a mounting problem worldwide. Water …

Escalating chronic kidney diseases of multi-factorial origin in Sri Lanka: causes, solutions, and recommendations

SJ Wimalawansa - Environmental health and preventive medicine, 2014 - Springer
During the last two decades, Sri Lanka, located close to the equator, has experienced an
escalating incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) of unknown aetiology (CKDue) in dry …

Histologic characterization and risk factors for persistent albuminuria in adolescents in a region of highly prevalent end-stage renal failure of unknown origin

DM Macias Diaz, MC Corrales Aguirre… - Clinical Kidney …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background End-stage renal failure of unknown origin (ESRD-UO) is a public health
problem in Mexico and many regions of the world. The prevalence of ESRD-UO in …

Multi-pronged research on endemic chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka: a systematic review

D Arambegedara, S Jayasinghe… - Environmental Science and …, 2022 - Springer
Increasing prevalence of endemic chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri
Lanka is a major health problem since the 1990s. Despite numerous studies on CKDu …

Aetiology, practice patterns and burden of END‐STAGE kidney disease in South Asia and SOUTH‐EAST Asia: A questionnaire‐based survey

M Sahay, S Jasuja, SCW Tang, S Alexander… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Aim There is paucity of data on the epidemiology of end‐stage kidney disease (ESKD) from
South Asia and South‐East Asia. The objective of this study was to assess the aetiology …