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单词 sandfly
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There, amid the sandflies, we ate dinner while the cameraman took pictures. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z
I zipped into my sleeping bag well before the 9:30 p.m. summer sunset and fell asleep to the lullaby of sandflies hurling themselves against our tent. Mountains? Rain forests? Fjords? New Zealand’s Fiordland National Park has them all. 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z
He jokes that the biggest challenge he faced on “Castaways” was “sharks, sandflies and millennials,” including one of his fellow competitors. Three times on 'Naked and Afraid' wasn't enough for this WA resident 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z
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. Teenagers' trail of mayhem across Canada leads to wilds of Manitoba 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z
It’s also discouraging scientists who want to work on Sudanese problems, says Elnaiem, who regularly returns to his homeland to do fieldwork on leishmaniasis, a parasitic infection transmitted by sandflies. Renowned Sudanese geneticist behind bars for opposing regime 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z
Meanwhile, the sandflies that host parasites that cause leishmaniasis, some varieties of which cause skin lesions or spleen and liver damage, are showing up in north Texas. Diseases Spreading to Arctic Thanks to Climate Change 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z
The eyes of two dozen protesters turn to the burly publican as he swats sandflies from his face and begins to speak. Pike river mine disaster: families fight to stop their dead being sealed away forever 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z
It's pollinated by blood-sucking sandflies “who think the same thing,” she says. A Plant That Looks Like Poop and Other Sneaky Disguises
Another skin disease, leishmaniasis, which is spread by sandfly bites, started with an outbreak in northern Syria years ago. Refugee Crises in Mideast Spawn Health Threats 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z
Cells from humans bitten by sandflies also reacted to PdSP15, suggesting the protein might protect people. Sand Fly Saliva Proves a Good Monkey Vaccine for Leishmaniasis 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z
So the researchers subjected monkeys to repeated bites from uninfected sand flies, then to bites from infected sandflies. Vaccine Aims at Fly Host of Disease Parasite 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z
Leishmaniasis parasites, common in East Africa, the Middle East and India, are injected into the blood by sandflies’ bites. Japanese Companies Attack Neglected Diseases 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z
While malaria is not transmitted in Rio, ecotourism outside the city might expose visitors to that and to Leishmaniasis, a nasty parasitic infection transmitted by sandflies, as well as to Hepatitis A. Germs, Microbes Compete With Athletes in Sochi Olympics 2014-02-05T17:36:29Z
This woman’s rash is symptomatic of kala-azar, a parasitic disease spread by sandfly bites in the tropics. Projects set to tackle neglected diseases 2014-01-08T18:20:48.265Z
This parasite is transmitted by sandflies and largely occurs outside the US or in returning military personnel. Where's the Real Danger from Infection This Summer? 2013-08-27T17:15:00.313Z
He and other doctors noted a surge in leishmaniasis, a potentially fatal infection passed to humans by sandfly bites. Aleppo Residents, Battered by War, Struggle to Survive 2012-12-19T01:14:19Z
In fact, during the next two days we used to sit inside the net reading or writing, as outside there was no respite from the plague of mosquitoes and sandflies. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z
Tea at the end, however, was considerably disturbed by sandflies which came round us in a perfect cloud, so that we could only push our cups up under our veils. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z
Perhaps, although I am little, you will find me troublesome as a sandfly. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume III (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-04T03:00:31.713Z
Fireflies, mosquitoes and sandflies are among the most familiar forms of insect life. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z
The parasite they used in the study was the leishmania, which is transmitted by the bite of the phlebotomine sandfly. Experts study what parasites eat to find ways to kill them 2011-08-05T07:57:03Z
And, to add to our miseries, a land-breeze brought off mosquitoes and sandflies in myriads, so that, in our exposed condition, we were stung almost beyond bearing. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z
New Zealand sandflies are a peculiarly virulent species—a large blister rises directly they bite you, but they have the saving grace that they stop the moment the sun sets. Fifty-One Years of Victorian Life 2012-01-15T03:00:15.917Z
But fewer could name the disease spread by those pesky sandflies: The ulcerating skin infection called leishmaniasis. UW students, faculty flock to Global Health program 2011-04-25T03:39:05Z
There were great numbers of small black sandflies, which were troublesome to a degree that our commander had never experienced before. Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain James Cook : with an Account of His Life During the Previous and Intervening Periods 2011-01-12T03:00:35.190Z
The sun had burned him a deeper bronze, and every variety of insect, from sandfly to blood-sucker, had left marks upon him. Caravans By Night A Romance of India 2011-01-03T03:01:02.370Z
At any rate, but that the bloodthirsty mosquitoes and sandflies tormented me cruelly, as they did all hands, the tropical climate suited me very well. The Log of a Sea-Waif Being Recollections of the First Four Years of My Sea Life 2011-07-09T02:00:13.057Z
The Gates Foundation is providing a $1.5 million grant to DNDi for preclinical assessments of compounds specifically for use against visceral leishmaniasis, a deadly parasitic infection spread by the bite of a sandfly. Anti-TB compounds could fight neglected diseases 2010-07-07T10:20:00Z
He was awed by her presence, and took refuge, as he rowed, in needless talk about the coming of the sandflies and the great drum-fish to Beaufort waters. Strangers and Wayfarers
Low, and far within the German lines, are several enemy planes, a dull white in appearance, resembling sandflies against the mottled earth. Aircraft and Submarines The Story of the Invention, Development, and Present-Day Uses of War's Newest Weapons
Ultimately we plunged into the regular393 bush, where the sandflies and mosquitoes began to trouble the rest of the party; but my invaluable eucalyptus oil saved me. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam'
By-and-by a sandfly settles on the back of some one's hand, and proceeds to browse. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand
The bites of the sandfly, gadfly, and horsefly may be both relieved and prevented by the same means recommended in the case of mosquitoes for these purposes. The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI)
Mosquitoes, sandflies, and a hot sun made us nearly raw. Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869
The dampness of the marshes was poison to white men, and earwigs, ants, mosquitoes, sandflies, beetles, scorpions, snakes, and every imaginable insect and reptile seemed to do their best to make things unpleasant for him. The Story of General Gordon
The innumerable flies, ants, and sandflies were troublesome. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam'
Then there is the sandfly, another enemy of our peace. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand
White ants attack timber and ruin books, and mosquitoes and sandflies add to the unpleasant features of the hot weather. The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir
Some of our party preferred a bad supper and wet bed to these accommodations; and, to consummate their discomfort, they were kept awake a great part of the night by sandflies. The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy
Sleep very much disturbed by small black sandflies and ants. Byeways in Palestine
Mingled heat, mosquitoes, sandflies, and a rugged country, with short commons, and danger, as well as worry from savages, was the beginning—and pretty much the middle and end—of their experience. The Pioneers
Sometimes, when sandflies abound about us, we make them contribute to our amusement in moments of leisure. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand
I had been greatly tormented by mosquitoes and sandflies, and I thought by going a little way into the interior I might avoid them. In the Eastern Seas
I should probably have let the fire out, and the smoke from that was at all events useful to keep mosquitoes and sandflies somewhat at bay. Adventures in Australia
I’ve been eaten by mosquitoes, sandflies, and other insects of various kinds. The Gold Trail
Leaving them they spent a wretched night on the shores of a lake, deluged with rain and tormented with sandflies and mosquitoes—the former being perhaps the greatest pests of the country. The Pioneers
Just below Kut we were held up for several days in a camp; not even Sheikh Saad in the old, bad days was more cursed with sandflies. The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad
I rose again and opened both the windows so as to secure whatever breeze there was, and, after a long spell of angry tossing due to sandflies, fell asleep. Oriental Encounters Palestine and Syria, 1894-6
However, morning came at last, bright, clear, and calm; and early we resumed our wagon and way-picking among the familiar logs and stumps, contesting as for life with legions of mosquitoes, sandflies, etc. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864
It was a glorious night, despite the oppressive heat and the almost intolerable biting of mosquitoes and sandflies. We and the World, Part II A Book for Boys
Mollusks are born close up to their full estate, sandflies mature in two days, butterflies in two weeks, humming-birds in as many months. The Investment of Influence A Study of Social Sympathy and Service
Lest we should be obsessed with these, we were infested with sandflies and mosquitoes. The Leicestershires beyond Baghdad
Outside that barrier mosquitoes and sandflies buzzed and swarmed in futile activity. Burned Bridges
Luckily we had put in our pockets at last night's supper some black bread and an onion or two; so we made the best of things, and so did the sandflies. Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha
The nights were agreeable, and we were fortunately not troubled with mosquitoes or sandflies. Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills
In less than five minutes she was back again, her feet and hands prickling and sore with the bites of ants and sandflies. Captivity
Nothing occurred to bother them, save the one annoyance they experienced from sandflies. The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf
We were teased by sandflies this evening although the thermometer did not rise above 45 degrees. The Journey to the Polar Sea
Anyone who has experienced the necessity of remaining quiet under such an infliction as an attack of millions of sandflies on a hot sunny day will appreciate my feelings. Sketches From My Life By The Late Admiral Hobart Pasha
Although not troubled by mosquitoes, such of us as strolled about much in the bush were sadly tormented by sandflies--a minute two-winged insect whose bite raises a small swelling followed by much itching. Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 1
The question of flies—using that, to a woodsman, eminently connotive word in its wide embracement of mosquitoes, sandflies, deer-flies, black flies, and midges—is one much mooted in the craft. The Forest
Indeed, the whole coast is low and sandy, abounding in mosquitoes, sandflies, and oysters. Jack in the Forecastle or, Incidents in the Early Life of Hawser Martingale
Another noxious insect, the smallest but not the least formidable, was the sandfly known in Canada by the name of the brulot. The Journey to the Polar Sea
You will never see any thing more than polywogs and sandflies, and those you can find in your native village. The Magician's Show Box and Other Stories
There were no mosquitoes or sandflies, and the heat, though severe, was never excessive save for a couple of hours or so at midday, when enforced imprisonment in a thin canvas tent became rather trying. A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán
It was a long range for the rifles, and seemed as harmless as sandflies after the horror of hornets they had known…. Red Fleece
Never have I seen sandflies and mosquitoes in such appalling quantities.  Travels in West Africa
After sunset the sandflies retire, and the mosquito sounds her hideous trump; as has been said, however, Pongo-land knows how to receive her. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1
They were lying on the beach after bathing, trying to protect their bare and blistered legs from the sandflies. The Getting of Wisdom
In the neighborhood of rivers and morasses, mosquitoes and sandflies are never wanting at any season, but at Sydney they are seldom numerous or troublesome. A Complete Account of the Settlement at Port Jackson
There is a sprinkling of beetles, a few ants, and a detestable sandfly, that, on quiet, cloudy mornings, especially near water, is more irritating than can be described. A First Year in Canterbury Settlement
So up, and down, and forward, inch by inch, He gains upon the shore, where poppies glow And sandflies dance their little lives away. Sword Blades and Poppy Seed
As the cooking proceeded, frowning brows relaxed, and huge fires put to flight ill temper and the sandfly. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 1
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