An estimated 2.6 million Kenyans are infected with jiggers, a flea-like parasite that burrows under the skin. Left untreated, jiggers can lead to all kinds of secondary infections, loss of mobility ...

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Adonia Babi Kirevu (Left) has jiggers in both his fingers and feet. (Above)Is the foot infested with jiggers. Photos by Paul Menya. The risk for infestation from tungiasis or jiggers is high if ...

2 Jigger often go for your feet and ankles Credit: Getty - Contributor One creature you might not have heard of are jiggers - also known as chigoe or sand fleas.

News Health Insects Warning over nasty 'jigger' bug so tiny you can't see it but has seriously painful bite Also known as chigoe or sand fleas, the pests often go for your feet and ankles and ...

In a world-first accomplishment, Kenyan researchers have cracked the complete genetic make up of a jigger’s engine. This ...

Twelve-year-old Napilu Patrick said he could no longer walk to his primary school about 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) from his home because jiggers were infecting his feet and causing deep wounds. Apart ...

Whoever takes the throne, may find that an easier challenge than removing the jiggers from his subjects' feet. Read the original article on East African.

Their feet are resting on the dusty ground. An obvious breeding ground for jiggers. And, none of them has a cloth that is not torn in one way or another. Come to think of it, everything is jiggers.

2 Jigger often go for your feet and ankles Credit: Getty - Contributor One creature you might not have heard of are jiggers - also known as chigoe or sand fleas.