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Research Article
Prevalence of Four Common Bee RNA Viruses in Eastern Bee Populations in Yunnan Province, China
Author(s): Miao Wang, Junlong Bi, Lei Wang, Danyin Zhou, Xiaotian Ma, Wengui Li, Wenzheng Zhao, Gefen Yin, Jianping Liu and Shaoyu HeMiao Wang, Junlong Bi, Lei Wang, Danyin Zhou, Xiaotian Ma, Wengui Li, Wenzheng Zhao, Gefen Yin, Jianping Liu and Shaoyu He
Deformed wing virus (DWV), black queen cell virus (BQCV), sacbrood virus (SBV), Kashmir bee virus (KBV), acute bee paralysis virus (ABPV) and chronic bee paralysis virus (CBPV) are the most common RNA viruses in bee population worldwide. To determine the prevalence of these viruses in Apis cerana in Yunnan Province, China, 270 adult Eastern worker bee (A. cerana) samples have been collected from nine major bee breeding regions in Yunnan province for screening. Our data showed that BQCV, DWV, KBV and SBV are widely prevalent in Yunnan Province. The total prevalence rates of KBV, DWV, SBV and BQCV in Yunnan province were 3%, 14.8%, 24.1% and 36.3%, respectively. BQCV was detected in all selected regions except Jinghong City. The prevalence of KBV in Tengchong County is the first evidence, to our knowledge, showing that Eastern bees could be infected by KBV. The highest infection rate of.. Read More»
DOI:
10.4172/2157-7579.1000284
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