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Prevalence of pathogenic bee viruses in Hungarian apiaries: situation before joining the European Union |
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| Authors: | Forgách Petra Bakonyi Tamás Tapaszti Zsuzsanna Nowotny Norbert Rusvai Miklós |
| Affiliation: | a Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, Hungária krt. 23-25, H-1143 Budapest, Hungary b Zoonoses and Emerging Infections Group, Clinical Virology, Clinical Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Veterinärplatz 1, A-1210 Vienna, Austria c Department of Pathology and Forensic Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, István u. 2, H-1078 Budapest, Hungary |
| Abstract: | 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. |
| Keywords: | 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 |
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