Across rural #SriLanka, there’s a relatively new phenomenon; “chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (cause)” (#CKDu). A flurry of scientific research studies has provided no concrete reason as to why as many as 22.9 percent of residents in several “hotspot” areas are suffering from acute #KidneyDamage or failure.

The inexplicable rise of #KidneyDisease in Sri Lanka’s farming communities | #Health
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/4/28/the-inexplicable-rise-of-kidney-disease-in-sri-lankas-farming-communities

Providing high-quality drinking-water is essential for us humans and our kidneys.

#CKDu

Nanocrystal-induced chronic tubular-nephropathy in tropical countries: diagnosis, mitigation, and eradication https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37408060/?utm_source=Feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pubmed-2&utm_content=1pI-dJWZS72CjIsQ5ZrG85rNE4CJbm5Bd2UH-C8wYrf9XNWkIF&fc=20230515214735&ff=20230706032522&v=2.17.9.post6+86293ac

DJ R$ $mooth celebrates career as host of longest-running Black music radio show in Atlantic Canada #BlackMastodon #NovaScotia #Halifax #CKDU

https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/black-nova-scotia/dj-r-mooth-celebrates-career-as-host-of-longest-running-black-music-radio-show-in-atlantic-canada/

#CKDu now in Nepal, migrant labourer edition

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/06/climate-change-heat-kidney-disease/ from Gerry Shih in @washingtonpost h/t @snolen

The emphasis is here on heat in write up - but we know that’s not enough. The infection, toxin hypothesis are still out there

#mesoamerican makes less sense though and CKDu does seem a better moniker