The decision to commence VIT requires confirmation of allergic sensitivity to venom allergens by positive venom skin tests and/or detection of venom-specific IgE antibodies in the serum.

Parasitoid wasps, belonging to the family Hymenoptera, deprive their insect ... melanogaster, the research team identified two venom genes termed imaginal disc degradation factors (IDDFs).

Further injections of the maintenance dose of 100 µg every 4 weeks during the first year, every 6 weeks during the second year and then every 8 weeks if venom immunotherapy is continued for more ...