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According to Kenya's Ministry of Health, 1.4 million people are infested with jiggers, a debilitating foot parasite. Around 80% of those affected are school-aged children.

The rockfish are schooling along 18-to-20-foot edges, creating ideal conditions for trollers and jiggers. Trollers targeting deeper waters around 40-foot drop-offs are deploying heavy 32-ounce ...

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Once inside a person’s body, which is usually the feet, jiggers suck blood and grow while breeding at the same time. Once the female flea expels 100-200 eggs, the cycle of transmission begins again.

The dust rising from the potholed road and so many grass-thatched huts lining the road, tell one part of the story in this area –– it is poverty-stricken!

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.

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Chiggers congregate in spots as small as a foot in diameter. They are often found in tall grass or along tree lines, but they also show up in manicured lawns.

"When you're jigger pole fishing, you're only 15 feet from the explosion in the water," Howell chuckles. "You better not have a weak heart.