Costa Rica to study kidney disease afflicting sugarcane workers

By Sasha Chavkin

In Costa Rica, health officials and one company step up against a disease that's claimed thousands of lives in Central America

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"… ublic Integrity Senior Writer Ronnie Greene contributed to this report. …"

Weekly Watchdog 2/9/12

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"… debate we've stirred up.Meanwhile, we were also gratified to see that the Costa Rican government is now studying the causes of a mysterious and chronic kidney disease amon …"

"… he Seas project.Costa Rica to study kidney ailment of sugarcane workersThe Costa Rican government has launched a study into the causes of chronic kidney disease in its suga …"

Support our new investigation into a deadly disease killing agricultural workers

By Ellen Weiss

Support our investigation of a disease that is killing workers around the world.

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"… ;The Island of the Widows.That first story about the epidemic prompted the Costa Rican government to launch a study and a leading Costa Rica plantation to announce an overh …"