title: Tungiasis--a neglected disease with many challenges for global public health.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Microbiology and Hygiene, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Hermann
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Feldmeier
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health, School of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jorg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heukelbach
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Illorin, Nigeria.
authors.forename: Uade Samuel
authors.initials: US
authors.lastname: Ugbomoiko
authors.affiliation: Makerere University College of Health Sciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Medical Microbiology, Kampala, Uganda.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Sentongo
authors.affiliation: World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mbabazi
authors.affiliation: Institute for Parasitology and Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: von Samson-Himmelstjerna
authors.affiliation: Skaraborg Institute for Research and Development, Skövde, Sweden.
authors.forename: Ingela
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Krantz