Antidote to jellyfish sting
NZPA-Reuter Sydney An Australian research company-has announced a breakthrough in the prevention and treatment of the lethal box jellyfish sting. Monoclonal Australia said it had used antibodies to make an antidote which had proved effective in laboratory tests and when injected into animals.
“The other important aspect of our breakthrough is that the same antibodies may be used for diagnosis and treatment,” said the managing director Alessandra Pucci.
The company is now working to find a way to inject antibodies into the human body quickly and without pain, she said.
“Conventional antisera have been made and used in the past, but because they were so crude they produced harmful side effects and high doses had to be used,” Ms Pucci said.
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