The antibodies in the serum come from the blood of horses, which are injected with the scorpion venom. That makes the Butantan institute's antivenom very important. Chiariello's team carry out ...

“The serum is the only way to save lives.” 2023 saw more than 11,000 people in Brazil receive scorpion antivenom, mostly in the country’s heavily populated southeast, according to authoritie ...

"The serum is the only way to save lives," he said. Last year saw more than 11,000 people in Brazil receive scorpion antivenom, mostly in the country's heavily populated southeast, according to ...

The result is that scorpions have become the most lethal poisonous animal in Brazil, posing a growing danger for people across the whole country -- and spurring demand for antivenom. The most widely ...