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 …

Groundwater as a potential cause of Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka: a review

S Imbulana, K Oguma - Journal of Water and Health, 2021 - iwaponline.com
Abstract The cause of Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in the rural dry
zone of Sri Lanka remains unidentified, despite vast research efforts that brought about an …

Possible links between groundwater geochemistry and chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu): an investigation from the Ginnoruwa region in Sri Lanka

S Balasooriya, H Munasinghe, AT Herath… - Exposure and …, 2020 - Springer
Since at least two decades, Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology (CKDu) has
become an increasingly discussed health issue in Sri Lanka and as well as in other tropical …

Hydrogeochemical factors controlling the occurrence of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu)

Q Shi, Z Gao, H Guo, X Zeng, S Sandanayake… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) has posed a serious threat to human
health around the world. The link between the prevalence of CKDu and groundwater …

Quest to identify geochemical risk factors associated with chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in an endemic region of Sri Lanka—a multimedia …

KE Levine, JH Redmon, MF Elledge… - Environmental …, 2016 - Springer
The emergence of a new form of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri
Lanka's North Central Province (NCP) has become a catastrophic health crisis. CKDu is …

Natural and anthropogenic controls of groundwater quality in sri lanka: Implications for chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (ckdu)

S Xu, SL Li, F Yue, C Udeshani, R Chandrajith - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Poor groundwater quality in household wells is hypothesized as being a potential
contributor to chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka. However …

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 …

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 …

Geochemical and isotopic evidences from groundwater and surface water for understanding of natural contamination in chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology …

E Edirisinghe, H Manthrithilake, H Pitawala… - … in Environmental and …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) is the main health issue in the dry zone
of Sri Lanka. Despite many studies carried out, causative factors have not been identified yet …

[HTML][HTML] Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Sri Lanka: quest for understanding and global implications

MF Elledge, JH Redmon, KE Levine… - 2014 - books.google.com
This research brief examines chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri
Lanka. A new and growing public health challenge that has emerged in Sri Lanka, CKDu is …