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 …

[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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …