Abstract
Utilizing a One Health approach for identifying risk factors associated with an epidemic of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in the North Central region of Sri Lanka
Highlights
The Kenya Association of Physicians and medical workers for social responsibility is an affiliate of the broader International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW)
The Association is Non e governmental and its main objectives are to improve the quality of human life through the provision of good health based on the understanding that its members’ responsibility as medical workers goes beyond treating patients in hospitals and include tackling the primary causes of human suffering
Hypothesis: Occupational pesticide use and alcohol consumption are risk factors associated with chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in farming communities in Sri Lanka
Summary
Tilapia are among the main protein source around Lake Victoria, including Kisumu Kenya. Environmental pollutants of Lake Victoria include municipal untreated sewage, runoff, storm-water, and animal waste. We hypothesized that tilapia were contaminated with enteric zoonotic pathogens and we compared lake fish to locally farmed fish. We further wanted to see if certain parts of the fish were more likely to be contaminated
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