An intriguing three-part series "Mystery in the Fields" by Sasha Chavkin and Anna Barry-Jester reports that a mysterious and deadly form of chronic kidney disease is killing tens of thousands of young farm workers from Sri Lanka and India to Central America. There are clues that may link all of the cases, but researchers remain uncertain.
The impressive investigative project, part of it done in collaboration with PRI's The World, includes the three stories, helpful infographics, a photo slideshow, and two short videos by Anna Barry-Jester.
The stories as listed on the project website:
Ed Yong pointed out the first of these stories in his weekly "Missing Links" post at Not Exactly Rocket Science: "A mysterious kidney disease is killing young farm hands continents apart. Is there a connection?"
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