They’re named after a town in Dorset, so must be pretty common, but I’d never heard of them before.

  • @Rumbelows
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    11 year ago

    Holy shit! This explains a lot. Stayed overnight in Derby. Had a fever that night and sudden back pain. Woke up covered in bites that needed antibiotics to clear up.

    • kid4today
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      51 year ago

      That sounds more like bed bugs. No reported cases of blandford fly in derby, confirmed or unconfirmed.

      Where were the bites? All over? It’s rare to get a blandford bite above the lower leg.

      • @Rumbelows
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        11 year ago

        Huh. Ok, I stand corrected. Bites were on my face, mostly.