Mystery kidney disease kills Nicaraguans
In some communities, kidney disease is the second leading cause of death among working-age men from sugar cane fields.
Published On 16 Sep 2014
In the last decade, a mysterious kidney disease has killed more than 20,000 people across Central America.
In some Nicaraguan communities, it is now the second leading cause of death among working-age men.
Most of those are labourers from sugarcane fields.
Al Jazeera’s David Mercer reports from Chichigalpa in Nicaragua.
Source: Al Jazeera