Wider Image: Fighting the Jigger Parasite
Yusuf Kagwa, 45, who suffered severe jigger infestation, sits on his bed at his home in Buyende district, eastern Uganda August 5, 2015 after being discharged from the Sole Hope medical centre. The problem of jiggers, female sand fleas that burrow their way under skin, is widespread in the eastern, northern and northeastern parts of Uganda. REUTERS/James Akena