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The blood-sucking insect that can bite through almost anything – and is found in 37 countries

The Independent Health · 20 August 2026 at 14:42

The blood-sucking insect that can bite through almost anything – and is found in 37 countries

The flies transmit parasitic diseases as they move from host to host

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