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A surge in cases among migrant workers at a quarry site in Mandera last year led authorities to restrict movement at dusk and dawn when sandflies are most active.

From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026

In the region’s brief summer, sandflies and other biting insects make the most of the warmth by exploding in population and feeding on black bears, wolves and humans.

From The Guardian • Jul. 26, 2019

The pet-disease watch list includes infections spread by the growing populations of mosquitoes, ticks, sandflies and fleas, such as heartworm, lungworm, Lyme disease and leishmaniasis.

From Nature • Mar. 28, 2017

But fewer could name the disease spread by those pesky sandflies: The ulcerating skin infection called leishmaniasis.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2011

There, amid the sandflies, we ate dinner while the cameraman took pictures.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey