Chronic kidney disease of non-traditional origin in Mesoamerica: a disease primarily driven by occupational heat stress

Chronic kidney disease of non-traditional origin in Mesoamerica: a disease primarily driven by occupational heat stress

The death toll of the epidemic of chronic kidney disease of nontraditional origin (CKDnt) in Mesoamerica runs into the tens of thousands, affecting mostly young men. There is no consensus on the etiology. Anecdotal evidence from the 1990s pointed to work in sugarcane; pesticides and heat stress were...

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Main Authors: Catharina Wesseling, Jason Glaser, Julieta Rodríguez-Guzmán, Ilana Weiss, Rebekah Lucas, Sandra Peraza, Agnes Soares da Silva, Erik Hansson, Richard J. Johnson, Christer Hogstedt, David H. Wegman, Kristina Jakobsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2020-01-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
renal insufficiency, chronic
occupational health
disorder, heat stress
pesticides
metals
infections
central america
Online Access:http://iris.paho.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/51826

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