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Desperate Americans drawn into illegal kidney trade network
In Nicaragua, 23 year old Luis Picado dies after a kidney transplant pursued for an American dream. The man who donated to Picado later dies in New York. Investigators probe whether local laws were violated as donors and brokers feed a global illicit organ market. Delmonico notes vast demand and risks of infection and legal penalties. The piece connects the unpaid waitlists in the United States to a booming underground trade spanning several countries.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Luis Picado
United States
Picado
New York
Military Hospital
Elizabeth Tercero
Tercero
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Francis Delmonico
Harvard Medical School
Iran
Delmonico
Egypt
Peru
Philippines
Latin America
U.S
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu