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1000s of Sugar Cane Workers Die as Wealthy Nations Stall on Solutions [1]

A mysterious kidney disease is killing hundreds of men yearly in Central America. The men are all sugar cane workers. Dehydration and heat stress from strenuous work are key contributing causes, but researchers suspect that exposure to an unknown toxic substance may be an important triggering factor also.

Sasha Chavkin and Ronnie Greene report for iWatch News (Center for Public Integrity) December 12, 2011. [2]

 

Environmental Health [3]
Central America & the Caribbean [4]
Public [5]
Source: iWatch News [2], 12/12/2011
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/1000s-sugar-cane-workers-die-wealthy-nations-stall-solutions [2] http://www.iwatchnews.org/2011/12/12/7578/thousands-sugar-cane-workers-die-wealthy-nations-stall-solutions [3] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/environmental-health [4] https://www.sej.org/category/region/international/central-america-caribbean [5] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81