First molecular detection of a viral pathogen in Ugandan honey bees

Kajobe, Robert; Budge, Giles E.; Laurenson, Lynn; Cordoni, Guido; Jones, Ben; Wilkins, Selwyn; Cuthbertson, Andrew G. S.; Brown, Mike

doi:10.1016/j.jip.2010.02.007

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“…BQCV was present throughout the year and was the most prevalent virus detected. BQCV has previously been reported in South Africa (Allen and Ball, 1996;Davison et al, 1999;Leat et al, 2000) and more recently in Uganda (Kajobe et al, 2010).…”

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confidence: 83%

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Seasonal prevalence of pathogens and parasites in the savannah honeybee (Apis mellifera scutellata)

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Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

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“…Recently, DWV was also found to be absent from wild A. m. scutellata drones collected in a South African Nature Reserve and honeybee samples from Uganda (Kajobe et al, 2010). The only record of DWV presence in South African honeybees was in 1993, prior to the arrival of Varroa mites (Allen and Ball, 1996).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Seasonal prevalence of pathogens and parasites in the savannah honeybee (Apis mellifera scutellata)

Strauss

Human

Gauthier

et al. 2013

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

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“…These viruses include Deformed wing virus (DWV), Black queen cell virus (BQCV), Varroa destructor virus 1 (VDV-1), Israeli acute paralysis virus (IAPV), Acute bee paralysis virus (ABPV), Chronic bee paralysis virus (CBPV), Apis mellifera filamentous virus (AmFV), Lake Sinai virus (LSV) and Sacbrood virus (SBV) (Allen and Ball 1996; Davison et al 1999;Hussein 2001a;Kajobe et al 2010;Loucif-Ayad et al 2013;Strauss et al 2013;Muli et al 2014;Mumoki et al 2014;Amakpe et al 2015). Recently, five of the nine viruses mentioned above were extensively reviewed by Mumoki et al (2014), and therefore, we will focus on the remaining four viruses namely, CBPV, VDV-1, AmFV and LSV.…”

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Honeybee health in Africa—a review

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Strauss²,

Yusuf³

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-Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) pathogens and parasites and the negative effects thereof on honeybee populations remain an issue of public concern and the subject of active research. Africa with its high genetic diversity of honeybee sub-species and large wild population is also exposed to various factors responsible for colony losses in other parts of the world. Apart from the current American foulbrood epidemic in the Western Cape of South Africa, no large-scale colony losses have been reported elsewhere on the continent. We discuss the presence of pathogens, parasites, pests and predators of African honeybees as well as the threats they face in relation to habitat changes arising from the impact of increased human populations. In addition, we discuss current efforts aimed at protecting and promoting the health of African honeybees.honeybees / Africa / honeybee health / pathogens / parasites / pests / predators / habitat loss

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“…Although the prevalence values measured overlap with those recorded in Europe (e.g. Nguyen et al 2010;Nielsen et al 2008;Tentcheva et al 2004), or in Africanized bee populations (Antùnez et al 2006), it is worth mentioning that most surveys performed in other African honey bee populations have not, or only occasionally, detected this virus (Kajobe et al 2010;Strauss et al 2013;Muli et al 2014;Amakpe et al 2015). The absence of detection of VDV-1, a virus closely related to DWV (De Miranda and Genersch 2010), in both honey bee subspecies tested here also contrasts with other surveys performed in Europe or the Middle East, where this virus is frequently detected (De Miranda and Genersch 2010;Chejanovsky 2010).…”

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confidence: 45%

“…It is thus unlikely that these viruses generate mortalities in Algeria. The absence of clinical signs reported in other African honey bee subspecies with high BQCV prevalence (Kajobe et al 2010;Strauss et al 2013;Muli et al 2014) supports this idea.…”

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confidence: 57%

Atypical viral and parasitic pattern in Algerian honey bee subspecies Apis mellifera intermissa and A. m. sahariensis

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-Unusually high losses of honey bee colonies are reported in many regions of the world, but little data is available concerning the status of honey bee stocks in Africa. However, the situation on this continent, where beekeeping is weakly developed and where the wild population of the pollinator remains large, can give us an insight on the causes of increased mortalities elsewhere. In this study, we evaluate the health status of Apis mellifera intermissa and A. m. sahariensis populations inhabiting the north and the south of Algeria, respectively. We report few colony losses associated with an atypical pattern of prevalence for common honey bee parasites and pathogens. The presence or absence of these risk factors is discussed in relation to the occurrence of local and global colony losses to contribute to our understanding of how honey bee pathogens and parasite impact this pollinator's health.Apis mellifera intermissa / Apis mellifera sahariensis / virus / Nosema spp. / Varroa destructor / colony losses / Algeria

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First molecular detection of a viral pathogen in Ugandan honey bees

Cited by 38 publications

References 25 publications

Seasonal prevalence of pathogens and parasites in the savannah honeybee (Apis mellifera scutellata)

Seasonal prevalence of pathogens and parasites in the savannah honeybee (Apis mellifera scutellata)

Honeybee health in Africa—a review

Atypical viral and parasitic pattern in Algerian honey bee subspecies Apis mellifera intermissa and A. m. sahariensis

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