Impact of water quality on chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Thunukkai Division in Mullaitivu District, Sri Lanka

K Gobalarajah, P Subramaniam, UA Jayawardena… - BMC nephrology, 2020 - Springer
Background Increase in the number of cases in Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown
etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka has become a health issue of national concern. Even though …

[PDF][PDF] Drinking water quality on chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in Ulagalla Cascade, Sri Lanka

WCS Wanasinghe, M Gunarathna… - Sabaragamuwa …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Abstract Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) is one of the major health
issues in Northern part of Sri Lanka that recorded highest mortality and morbidity rates. The …

Factors associated with Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in North Central Province of Sri Lanka: a comparative analysis of drinking water …

DGA Paranagama, MA Bhuiyan, N Jayasuriya - Applied Water Science, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) is a major health concern in
North Central Province (NCP) of Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa are the two …

Prevalence and risk factors for impaired kidney function in the district of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional population-representative survey in those at risk of …

T Ruwanpathirana, S Senanayake, N Gunawardana… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Over the last 20 years there have been reports of a form of chronic kidney
disease of unknown cause (CKDu) affecting rural communities in the North Central Province …

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 …

U Pinto, B Thoradeniya, B Maheshwari - Environmental Science and …, 2020 - Springer
There has been a growing concern in the dry zone of Sri Lanka that the contaminated
surface and ground waters and ecohydrological changes are possibly linked to a number of …

Chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology in Sri Lanka and the exposure to environmental chemicals: a review of literature

M Kulathunga, MA Ayanka Wijayawardena… - … geochemistry and health, 2019 - Springer
Chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) has emerged as a serious health
issue in Sri Lanka. The disease has been recorded in the North Central Province of the …

Risk factors for endemic chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka: Retrospect of water security in the dry zone

O Hettithanthri, S Sandanayake… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The prevalence of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) is receiving
considerable attention due to the serious threat to human health throughout the world …

Geographical distribution of chronic kidney disease of unknown origin in North Central Region of Sri Lanka

J Jayasekara, DM Dissanayake, SB Adhikari… - Ceylon Medical …, 2013 - cmj.sljol.info
Objectives In early nineties investigators noticed an alarmingly high incidence of an
apparently new form of chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKD-U) in some parts …

Biochemical and histopathological changes in Wistar rats after consumption of boiled and un-boiled water from high and low disease prevalent areas for chronic …

MG Thammitiyagodage, NR De Silva, C Rathnayake… - BMC nephrology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) is prevalent in
North Central Province (NCP) of Sri Lanka. Consumption of un-boiled dug well water has …

Significance of Mg-hardness and fluoride in drinking water on chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Monaragala, Sri Lanka

DND Liyanage, S Diyabalanage, SP Dunuweera… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The epidemic of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) that contributes
significantly to morbidity and mortality rates among dry-zonal farming communities has …