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A jab that protects against poisonous spider venom may become a reality one day, early research suggests.
Brazilian scientists created a synthetic protein that protected rabbits from the effects of spider poison in experiments.
A new generation of anti-venom vaccines could save thousands of lives a year, researchers report in Vaccine journal.
The spider tested, belonging to the genus Loxosceles, injures almost 7,000 people a year in Brazil alone.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22454439
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Brazilian scientists created a synthetic protein that protected rabbits from the effects of spider poison in experiments.
A new generation of anti-venom vaccines could save thousands of lives a year, researchers report in Vaccine journal.
The spider tested, belonging to the genus Loxosceles, injures almost 7,000 people a year in Brazil alone.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22454439
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