Bovine-mastitis
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Hippelates
eye gnats, eye flies
Hippelates is a genus of minute flies in the family Chloropidae, commonly known as eye gnats or eye flies. Adults measure 1.5–2.5 mm in length and frequently aggregate around the eyes of humans and animals to feed on lacrimal secretions. They do not bite. Several species have documented medical and veterinary significance, including transmission of bacterial pathogens causing bovine mastitis and human conjunctivitis.