Prevalence of pathogenic bee viruses in Hungarian apiaries: Situation before joining the European Union

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• 作者：Petra Forgá ; ch ; Tamá ; s Bakonyi ; Zsuzsanna Tapaszti ; Norbert Nowotny ; Mikló ; s Rusvai
• 关键词：Honeybee ; Apis mellifera ; Acute bee paralysis virus ; Black queen cell virus ; Chronic bee paralysis virus ; Kashmir bee virus ; Sacbrood virus ; Deformed wing virus ; RT-PCR ; Survey
• 刊名：Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
• 出版年：2008
• 出版时间：June 2008
• 年：2008
• 卷：98
• 期：2
• 页码：235-238
• 全文大小：118 K

文摘

A survey on the occurrence of six honeybee-pathogenic viruses was carried out using one-step RT-PCR assays. Samples were collected between 1999 and 2004 in 52 Hungarian apiaries located in different regions of the country. The results of the assays on samples of adult honeybees and Varroa destructor mites were compared to similar surveys from France and Austria. The study demonstrates geographical differences in the prevalence of honeybee viruses between Hungary and the older EU member states. The results could serve as a basis for monitoring further changes in the distribution of honeybee viruses in Europe.