Isolamento de Haemophiliis aegyptius associado à Febre Purpúrica Brasileira, de cloropídeos (Diptera) dos gêneros Hippelates e Liohippelates

• Autor(a) principal: Tondella, M. L. C.
• Data de Publicação: 1994
• Outros Autores: Paganelli, C. H., Bortolotto, I. M., Takano, O. A., Irino, K., Brandileone, M. C. C., Mezzacapa Neto, B., Vieira, V. S. D., Perkins, B. A.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/29131
• topic: Haemophilus aegyptius; Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius; Febre Purpúrica Brasileira; Conjuntivite; Chloropidae; Hippelates; Liohippelates; Eye gnats

The recognition of the Brazilian purpuric fever (BPF) in 1984 led to a number of studies which showed a relation between this disease and conjunctivitis caused by Haemophilus aegyptius. The increase in cases of conjunctivitis in children associated with higher population density of eye gnats (Chloropidae: Hippelates) has been reported since last century. This phenomenon is related to the attraction that those flies show for the eyes, secretions and wounds, from where they feed on. Although there are evidences on the role of these flies in the mechanical transmission of seasonal bacterial conjunctivitis, the isolation of Haemophilus aegyptius from them in their natural habitat had not been demonstrated yet. In this study Haemophilus aegyptius associated to BPF was isolated from two pools of chloropids collected around the eyes of children with conjuntivitis which were identified as Liohippelates peruanus (Becker) and a new species Hippelates neoproboscideus.