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 ...

KAMPALA, Uganda - A disease whose progression and symptoms seem straight out of a horror movie but which can be treated has killed at least 20 Ugandans and sickened more than 20,000 in just two months ...

A disease whose progression and symptoms seem straight out of a horror movie but which can be treated has killed at least 20 Ugandans and sickened more than 20,000 in just two months. Jiggers, small ...

Children affected by jiggers put their feet forward for drops of hydroden peroxide from Sajjabi’s team. PHOTO BY EDGAR BATTE Touched by the jigger problem in Bugiri District, Kasim Sajjabi sought a ...

The physical effects are awful as the person has to live in constant discomfort and ill health as jiggers continue to feed on their blood. For children, it is doubly painful as the jiggers invade more ...

KAMPALA, Uganda – KAMPALA, Uganda -- A disease whose progression and symptoms seem straight out of a horror movie but which can be treated has killed at least 20 Ugandans and sickened more than 20,000 ...

It used to be that when you saw a bartender using a jigger—a small measuring cup for drinks—you assumed he was either a new bartender or micromanaged by his superiors. Why else wouldn't he just "count ...

Pupils in Teso South constituency, Busia County are increasingly dropping out of school due to jigger infestation menace. Over 30 homes in the village of Angorom have been severely affected. Laurence ...

Kenya's government has admitted there are more than two million jiggers sufferers in the country, while a further ten million face the risk of infestation. A new campaign to eradicate the parasite has ...