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*'''One generation per year'''

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'''Pathogenesis'''

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*Cattle:

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*Cattle

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**~~Head flies may~~ transmit summer mastitis

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**Evidence suggests that they transmit summer mastitis

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*Sheep:

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*Sheep

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**~~Extreme~~ irritation

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**Cause extreme irritation

***Mouthparts rasp the skin to feed on secretions and exudate

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**~~Self~~-inflicted damage

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**Leads to self-inflicted damage

***E.g. 'Broken Head'

**Secondary bacterial infection may occur

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