Mystery kidney disease killing Sri Lankan farmers

In this July 24, 2014, photo, V.G. Karunawathie, a patient suffering from a chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology, rests after returning home from a dialysis session at a nearby hospital, in Konketiyawa village in Padaviya, Sri Lanka. She received treatment on her second visit the same day as there were not enough dialysis units to go around. Dialysis is supposed to be given three times a week, but some patients only go once a week, while others are forced to burn their savings traveling hours by bus only to be too exhausted afterward to return home. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)KONKETIYAWA, Sri Lanka (AP) — Karunawathie isn't hungry for breakfast. She rarely is these days, but she forces herself to choke down a few bites of rice, dried fish and a simple coconut mix. The doctors say it's better to have something in her stomach before the four-hour dialysis treatments.

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