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Vital Brazil | |
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 Vital Brazil c. 1892 | |
| Born | Vital Brazil Mineiro da Campanha April 28, 1865 |
| Died | May 8, 1950 (aged 85) |
| Citizenship | Brazilian |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Immunology |
Vital Brazil Mineiro da Campanha, known as Vital Brazil (April 28, 1865 – May 8, 1950), was a Brazilian physician, biomedical scientist and immunologist, known for the discovery of the polyvalent anti-ophidic serum used to treat bites of venomous snakes of the Crotalus, Bothrops and Elaps genera. He went on to be also the first to develop anti-scorpion and anti-spider serums. He was the founder of the Butantan Institute, a research center located in São Paulo, which was the first in the world dedicated exclusively to basic and applied toxicology, the science of venomous animals.[1][2]
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