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Unexplained Kidney Disease Affecting Rural Workers Across Central America, PRI's 'The World' Reports
PRI's "The World" reports on an epidemic of an unexplained kidney disease that is affecting rural workers across Central America, writing, "[I]t's the second biggest cause of death among men in El Salvador, and in Nicaragua it's a bigger killer of men than HIV and diabetes combined," and "the latest theory is that the victims are literally working themselves to death." According to the news service, "El Salvador's health minister recently called on the international community for help," stating that "the epidemic is 'wasting away our populations.'"
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