How to pronounce sandfly fever in English?

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sandfly fever::noun | Spocien Dictionary

sandfly fever

a mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand fly Phlebotomus papatasii

Type	Words
Synonyms	pappataci fever, phlebotomus
Type of	disease

sandfly fever

Bartonella was first noted as the culprit behind a severe fever illness that explorers picked up in Peru from sandfly bites.

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