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• n  any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis

• It is transmitted by an almost invisible sandfly (Phlebotomus verrucarum), smaller than a mosquito, which bites only at night.
• Finally, the doctors surmised that she had a rare tropical ailment called leishmaniasis, in which protozoa from the bite of a sandfly enter the bloodstream and attack the liver .
• Malaria, dysentery, smallpox, typhus and sandfly fever were everpresent.

• sand fly
• Phlebotomus papatasii

News & Articles

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• Hot 'n Healthy: Preparing for the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon
  Hi, I am Kasha at NonStop Fitness at Sandfly. The Savannah Rock 'n' Roll Marathon holds a special place in my heart. While I train clients with varying workout and fitness goals, I am primarily a runner in my own world.
  June 11, 2013 - Savannah Morning News