1 Sandflies are tiny insects that swarm and bite, sometimes drawing blood.

2 AIM: To explore the geographical distribution of sandfly and its relation to natural landscape in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

3 Leishmaniasis is spread by the sandfly, and in the dog as well as human has both cutaneous and visceral forms.

4 Leishmaniasis is transmitted by the bite of an infected sandfly.

5 We came back via the north track and ended up on the track to Sandfly point.

6 This is used for the deadly parasitic disease known as visceral leishmaniasis — or black fever — that is spread by the bite of the sandfly.

7 Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by a parasite transmitted by a tiny sandfly that can lead to severe scarring often on the face.