The prevalence of acute bee paralysis virus (ABPV) in Kurdistan apiaries

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1 کردستان سنندج خیابان ادب کوچه نوبهار مجتمغ دنیز طبقه 3 واحد 8

2 Animal Science Department, Kurdistan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center, AREEO, Sanandaj, Iran

3 Head of Bee Pathology Department

4 Department of Honey Bee, Silk Worm and Wildlife Research Diseases, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, AREEO, Karaj, Iran

Abstract

At least 23 viruses have been reported in the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.). However, severe diseases in honey bees are mainly caused by many viruses, and these are the most important in beekeeping. These viruses include deformedwingvirus (DWV), acute bee paralysis virus (ABPV), Kashmirbeevirus (KBV), and Israeli bee paralysis virus (IBPV). In this study, we evaluated 50 Iranian honey bee apiaries (during the period 2015-2016) without symptoms of the disease, by employing reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR). Samples were collected from ten counties of Kurdistan province. Of the 50 apiaries examined, 13 (26%) were infected by ABPV. To maintain the health of honey bee colonies, bee viruses should be controlled and monitored. The present study evaluated the presence of the ABPV in bee colonies without the symptom of infections of the viruses in the Kurdistan province of Iran.

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