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Open Access 01-12-2014 | Correspondence

Additional perspectives on chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka – lessons learned from the WHO CKDu population prevalence study

Authors: Jennifer Hoponick Redmon, Myles F Elledge, Donna S Womack, Rajitha Wickremashinghe, Kamani P Wanigasuriya, Roshini J Peiris-John, Joseph Lunyera, Kristin Smith, James H Raymer, Keith E Levine

Published in: BMC Nephrology | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

The recent emergence of an apparently new form of chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) has become a serious public health crisis in Sri Lanka. CKDu is slowly progressive, irreversible, and asymptomatic until late stages, and is not attributable to hypertension, diabetes, or other known aetiologies. In response to the scope and severity of the emerging CKDu health crisis, the Sri Lanka Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization initiated a collaborative research project from 2009 through 2012 to investigate CKDu prevalence and aetiology. The objective of this paper is to discuss the recently published findings of this investigation and present additional considerations and recommendations that may enhance subsequent investigations designed to identify and understand CKDu risk factors in Sri Lanka or other countries.
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Metadata
Title
Additional perspectives on chronic kidney disease of unknown aetiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka – lessons learned from the WHO CKDu population prevalence study
Authors
Jennifer Hoponick Redmon
Myles F Elledge
Donna S Womack
Rajitha Wickremashinghe
Kamani P Wanigasuriya
Roshini J Peiris-John
Joseph Lunyera
Kristin Smith
James H Raymer
Keith E Levine
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Nephrology / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2369
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-15-125

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