What is it about?
Vespa orientalis is a very common stinging insect and it may cause severe allergic reactions.There is no commercially available venom to test or vaccinate. This work shows that ,luckily, Yellow jacket venom is similar enough to be used instead of the unavailable Vespa orientalis venom.
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Why is it important?
This work included live Vespa orientalis stings,performed in the allergy department, as proof of efficacy.
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This page is a summary of: Immunotherapy with Commercial Venoms Is Efficacious for Anaphylactic Reactions to Vespa orientalis Stings , International Archives of Allergy and Immunology, January 2013, Karger Publishers,
DOI: 10.1159/000345139.
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