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Sri Lanka ravaged by mystery kidney disease that has killed 20,000 people in 20 years [1]

There is a mystery kidney disease that for years has been killing thousands of farmers in Sri Lanka's rice basket — and as it spreads, locals are becoming increasingly fearful.

Publication Date: 
19/01/2015
Independent (United Kingdom) [2]
Tags:
Health [3], Diseases [4], Sri Lanka [5], Pesticides [6], WHO [7], South Asia [8], Groundwater [9], Chemical Fertilisers [10]

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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diseases
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sri-lanka
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/who
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[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/chemical-fertilisers