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Mesoamerican nephropathy surfaces in Texas construction workers

Chronic kidney disease of unknown origin, long devastating Central American agricultural workers, is now appearing among young laborers in Houston.

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What to know

  • A mysterious kidney disease that has devastated agricultural workers in Central America and South Asia for decades is now appearing in young, healthy construction and roofing workers in Texas, particularly undocumented laborers.
  • Chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) causes kidney failure without traditional risk factors like diabetes or hypertension, making diagnosis difficult and treatment limited.
  • Experts believe the Texas cases mirror patterns in Central America and represent clusters of the same underlying disease appearing globally in hot, labor-intensive work environments with poor access to water and healthcare.

“Balkan endemic nephropathy has been documented since the 1950s; Itai itai disease in Japan was tied to cadmium-contaminated rice; and Sri Lanka nephropathy has been studied since the 1990s.”

Dr. Gokul Paidi, Family medicine physician · New York Post ↗

Dr. Gokul Paidi Family medicine physician, CKDu expertDr. Marc SiegelDr. Marc Siegel Fox News senior medical analystDr. Richard J. Johnson Leading kidney disease researcher

Mesoamerican nephropathy surfaces in Texas construction workers
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    Experts link global kidney disease clusters to common underlying process

    Dr. Gokul Paidi, a family medicine physician who has published reviews on the condition, characterizes the emerging pattern as clusters of the same disease showing up across different regions and industries worldwide.

    “What's emerging is that these are likely related conditions, essentially clusters of the same underlying disease process showing up in different farming and industrial regions around the world.”
    — Dr. Gokul Paidi

    • Doctors are seeing a mysterious illness in young workers. They don’t know why https://www. nj.com/news/2026/09/doctors-ar e-seeing-a-mysterious-illness-in-young-workers-they-dont-know-why.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into New Jersey news @ new-jersey-news-NJcom

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      https://www. europesays.com/us/1065670/ Mysterious disease sending young, healthy Texas workers into kidney failure # Diseases # Health # Kidney # KidneyDisease # Texas # UnitedStates # UnitedStates # US

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    Mystery kidney disease emerges in Texas construction workers

    Physicians at Houston safety-net hospitals, including Ben Taub, have treated otherwise healthy men in their 20s and 30s with kidney failure who lack traditional risk factors. Harris County hospital records show roughly one in six emergency dialysis cases in uninsured or undocumented patients had no identifiable cause.

    “What's striking about the Texas cases is how closely they mirror what we saw originally in Central America.”
    — Dr. Gokul Paidi

    1. 8 outlets first by NY Post, 8d ago · also Fox News, Yahoo, PennLive, MassLive, The Oregonian, Independent UK +1 · read ↗

  3. background

    Mesoamerican nephropathy identified among sugarcane workers — Mesoamerican nephropathy is first described among sugarcane workers in El Salvador and Nicaragua in the late 1990s, establishing a pattern of the disease in agricultural regions.

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