Nature Communications (May 2020)

Chronic bee paralysis as a serious emerging threat to honey bees

  • Giles E. Budge,
  • Nicola K. Simcock,
  • Philippa J. Holder,
  • Mark D. F. Shirley,
  • Mike A. Brown,
  • Pauline S. M. Van Weymers,
  • David J. Evans,
  • Steve P. Rushton

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15919-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Chronic bee paralysis is a viral disease of honey bees with a global distribution, but its epidemiology isn’t well understood. Here, Budge et al., using government honey bee health inspection records from England and Wales, demonstrate the disease is emergent and highlight periodic reintroduction of the disease between years.