Rare bone-eroding disease ruining lives in Kenya's poorest county

Mycetoma is a fungal or bacterial infection that enters the body through any open wound, often as tiny as a thorn prick. Starting as tiny bumps under the skin, it gradually leads to the erosion of tissue, muscles and bone. The fungal variety is endemic across the so-called "mycetoma belt" -- including Somalia, Sudan, Yemen and northern Kenya -- with funding and research desperately lacking. Once the disease has reached the bone the only option is amputation. "I was able to slightly walk, although the disease had eaten all my toes," Lokonyi...