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Miami, United States - Researchers have long known that growing up on a farm seems to protect children against allergies and now they think the secret lies in the dust, Belgian experts said Thursday.

The findings published in the U.S. journal Science could help lead to a vaccine against asthma one day.

"At this point, we have revealed an actual link between farm dust and protection against asthma and allergies," said Bart Lambrecht, a professor of pulmonary medicine at Ghent University.

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