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First dogs in the UK treated with new bee and wasp venom immunotherapy

The University of Glasgow's Small Animal Hospital is the first in the UK to use a treatment for dogs suffering from serious allergic reactions to bee and wasp stings. The treatment, Hymenoptera Venom Immunotherapy (VIT), has now been successfully used on a number of patients, and while the approach...

First dogs in the UK treated with new bee and wasp venom immunotherapy
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The University of Glasgow's Small Animal Hospital is the first in the UK to use a treatment for dogs suffering from serious allergic reactions to bee and wasp stings. The treatment, Hymenoptera Venom Immunotherapy (VIT), has now been successfully used on a number of patients, and while the approach is still relatively new, clinicians believe it offers a way to prevent recurrent anaphylaxis in dogs.

Originally published at Phys.org

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