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The global disease burden is unknown and systematic, fine-resolution spatial data on prevalence and environmental and ecological risk factors are rare.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We leveraged the Kilifi Health and Demographic Surveillance System of 90\u2009257 households and asked whether they had a case of tungiasis in the household at interview during three survey rounds of routine surveys, undertaken between May 2021 and May 2022. 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