| "Tungiasis is the parasitic skin disease caused by the sand flea Tunga penetrans, also called the jigger flea, found in most intertropical countries." | ( Capito, C; Durant, C; Grossi, O; Hervier, B; Lefebvre, M, 2011) |
| "Tungiasis is an endemic but neglected health problem in Uganda especially in resource poor communities." | ( Halage, AA; Musoke, D; Namuhani, N; Ssempebwa, J; Ssemugabo, C; Wafula, ST, 2016) |
| "Tungiasis is still a prevalent health problem in rural communities in Eastern Uganda due to a number of individual (host) and environmental factors." | ( Halage, AA; Musoke, D; Namuhani, N; Ssempebwa, J; Ssemugabo, C; Wafula, ST, 2016) |
| "Tungiasis is one of the neglected tropical diseases; it affects up to 40% of individuals living in societies with poor housing and sanitation standards." | ( Nicholaus, P; Pallangyo, P, 2016) |
| "Tungiasis is a neglected disease of concern in underprivileged societies that is preventable and curable." | ( Nicholaus, P; Pallangyo, P, 2016) |
| "Tungiasis is a parasitic skin disease caused by penetrating female sand fleas." | ( Ayala, A; Feldmeier, H; Miller, H; Ocampo, J; Trujillo, J, 2019) |
| "Tungiasis is a neglected tropical skin disease caused by the female sand flea (Tunga penetrans), which burrows into the skin causing intense pain, itching and debilitation." | ( Elson, L; Feldmeier, H; Fillinger, U; Randu, K, 2019) |
| "Tungiasis is a neglected disease caused by Tunga penetrans that can be complicated by secondary infections and local tissue destruction." | ( de Brito, AR; de Carvalho, FCA; Gomes, CM; Gonçalves, RG; Kurizky, PS; Santana, YRT; Tardin Martins, AC, 2021) |
| "Tungiasis is mainly observed in disadvantaged rural and peripheral urban communities in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa." | ( Albuquerque, GR; Beugnet, F; Bittar, TV; Botteon, KD; Carlos, RSA; Cutolo, AA; da Paixão Sevá, A; de Almeida Borges, F; de Carvalho Teixeira, JB; de Melo Navarro, AW; Dos Santos, KC; Guedes, PEB; Harvey, TV; Lima, ACR; Tielemans, E; Vitor, RC, 2023) |