One of the primary challenges posed by sand flies as a molecular study model is the size of their tissue/body, which hampers the isolation of sufficient DNA for amplifying specific molecular targets.

Their bites cause red itchy skin when they bite, and may sometimes pass on various viruses and diseases. They are a distinctly different species from sand flies Female sand fleas sometimes suck blood ...

"The disease spreads to humans through the bites of infected female sand flies (phebotomus argentipes), attacking the immune system," said Dr Dilip Kumar Singh, Saran district vector-borne disease ...

The disease is caused by a parasite, spread to humans through the bite of infected female sand flies. It attacks the immune system and is almost always fatal if not treated on time.

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