Brazilian Fever

Acute fulminant infectious disease was first detected in 1984 in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Clinical manifestations include high fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, purpuric rash, shock, etc., which can die quickly. More than 90% of the patients had had purulent conjunctivitis about half a month before the disease. In 1985, the Pan-American Expert Group and the United States CDC formed a special research group, which carried out analysis and research on etiology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and laboratory test data. It was considered to be a new disease and named BPF. In 1986, Haemophilus influenzae biogroup aegyptius (HIBA) isolated and cultured from blood, cerebrospinal fluid, and purpura of typical patients was identified as its pathogenic bacteria.

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