Subjects sensitive to hymenoptera are reportedly at high
risk of systemic reactions following blood-sucking
Dyptera bites, especially by mosquitoes and horse-flies
(1). This clinical event has been called Wasp-mosquito
syndrome (2).
We have recently shown that this may also occur with
other families of Dyptera, such as Tabanidae and Hippoboscidae
(3). The bite of such insects can also cause severe
reactions (up to anaphylaxis) with a clinical presentation
described as wasp-horsefly syndrome