scholarly journals Reply to “Comment on Fitria et al. ‘Environmental and Occupational Risk Factors Associated with Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology in West Javanese Rice Farmers, Indonesia’ Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2020, 17, 4521”

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (19) ◽  
pp. 7273
Author(s):  
Laila Fitria ◽  
Nurhayati Adnan Prihartono ◽  
Doni Hikmat Ramdhan ◽  
Susan Woskie
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Heat Index ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
Measured Temperature ◽  
Occupational Risk Factors ◽  
Average Heat ◽  
Wet Bulb Globe Temperature ◽  
Weather Stations ◽  
Globe Temperature

Examining the WBGT (Wet Bulb Globe Temperature) profiles in the two study locations was intended to show temperature differences during the week of the study. Information obtained from the weather stations that provide contextual long-term information on heat and humidity also showed temperature differences. The average measured temperature and humidity in the past year from each of these weather stations show an average heat index of 22 °C in Bogor and an average heat index of 32 °C in Karawang. Interpretation of the chronic kidney disease (CKD) and chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) findings was more complicated because we also found that farmers in our two locations reported differences in the use of mechanization in their farming, presumably impacting their workloads.

scholarly journals Identification of Social and Occupational Risk Factors Associated with CKDu (Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology) Patients Living in an Agricultural Community in Kebithigollewa, Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lowe C ◽  
Kumarasinghe N
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Occupational Risk ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
Occupational Risk Factors ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Agricultural Community ◽  
The Social

Aim: To identify the social and occupational risk factors associated with CKDu (Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology) patients living in an agricultural community in Kebithigollewa, Sri Lanka.

scholarly journals Heat Warnings in Switzerland: Reassessing the Choice of the Current Heat Stress Index

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (15) ◽  
pp. 2684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annkatrin Burgstall ◽  
Ana Casanueva ◽  
Sven Kotlarski ◽  
Cornelia Schwierz
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Added Value ◽  
Heat Index ◽  
Stress Index ◽  
Stress Indices ◽  
Wet Bulb Globe Temperature ◽  
Human Stress ◽  
Weather Stations ◽  
Globe Temperature ◽  
Heat Stress Index

High temperatures lead to heat-related human stress and an increased mortality risk. To quantify heat discomfort and the relevant dangers, heat stress indices combine different meteorological variables such as temperature, relative humidity, radiation and wind speed. In this paper, a set of widely-used heat stress indices is analyzed and compared to the heat index currently used to issue official heat warnings in Switzerland, considering 28 Swiss weather stations for the years 1981–2017. We investigate how well warnings based on the heat index match warning days and warning periods that are calculated from alternative heat stress indices. The latter might allow for more flexibility in terms of specific warning demands and impact-based warnings. It is shown that the percentage of alternative warnings that match the official warnings varies among indices. Considering the heat index as reference, the simplified wet bulb globe temperature performs well and has some further advantages such as no lower bound and allowing for the calculation of climatological values. Yet, other indices (e.g., with higher dependencies on humidity) can have some added value, too. Thus, regardless of the performance in terms of matches, the optimal index to use strongly depends on the purpose of the warning.

scholarly journals Occupational risk factors for chronic kidney disease in Andhra Pradesh: ‘Uddanam Nephropathy’

Renal Failure ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 1032-1041
Author(s):  
Youssef M. K. Farag ◽  
Kuyilan Karai Subramanian ◽  
Vikrum A. Singh ◽  
Ravi Raju Tatapudi ◽  
Ajay K. Singh
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Occupational Risk ◽  
Occupational Risk Factors

scholarly journals GENETIC KIDNEY DISEASES AS AN UNDERECOGNIZED CAUSE OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE: THE KEY ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL REGISTRY REPORTS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roser Torra ◽  
Mónica Furlano ◽  
Alberto Ortiz ◽  
Elisabet Ars
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Diseases ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
Correct Treatment ◽  
Monogenic Diseases ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Incorrect Diagnosis ◽  
Kidney Replacement Therapy

Abstract Inherited kidney diseases (IKDs) are among the leading causes of early-onset chronic kidney disease (CKD) and are responsible for at least 10–15% of cases of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) in adults. Pediatric nephrologists are very aware of the high prevalence of IKDs among their patients, but this is not the case for adult nephrologists. Recent publications have demonstrated that monogenic diseases account for a significant percentage of adult cases of CKD. A substantial number of these patients have received a non-specific/incorrect diagnosis or a diagnosis of CKD of unknown etiology, which precludes correct treatment, follow-up and genetic counseling. There are a number of reasons why genetic kidney diseases are difficult to diagnose in adulthood: a) adult nephrologists, in general, are not knowledgeable about IKDs, b) existence of atypical phenotypes, c) genetic testing is not universally available, d) family history is not always available or may be negative, e) lack of knowledge of various genotype–phenotype relationships, f) conflicting interpretation of the pathogenicity of many sequence variants.

Significance of Mg-hardness and fluoride in drinking water on chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology in Monaragala, Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
pp. 111779
Author(s):  
D.N.D. Liyanage ◽  
Saranga Diyabalanage ◽  
S.P. Dunuweera ◽  
Sanath Rajapakse ◽  
R.M.G. Rajapakse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Unknown Etiology

Anthropometric changes in chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDU) patients: a single-center longitudinal study in Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. S692
Author(s):  
H.M. Abeywickrama ◽  
Y. Koyama ◽  
S. Wimalasiri ◽  
M. Uchiyama ◽  
U. Shimizu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
Single Center

Using Space Technology to Mitigate the Risk Caused by Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu)

2020 ◽  
pp. 55-71
Author(s):  
Jörg Rapp ◽  
Engelbert Niehaus ◽  
Alexandre Ribó ◽  
Roberto Mejía ◽  
Edgar Quinteros ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Unknown Etiology ◽  
Space Technology

scholarly journals Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology: Case definition for India – A perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 0 ◽  
Author(s):  
YJ Anupama ◽  
Suresh Sankarasubbaiyan ◽  
Gangadhar Taduri
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Case Definition ◽  
Unknown Etiology
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