> Spanish bee samples were analyzed for the presence of Israel Acute Paralysis Virus (IAPV). Some of these samples were collected from colonies presenting compatible symptoms with the colony collapse disorder (CCD, 240 out of 484) and the rest were asymptomatic. Only one of these samples was diagnosed as positive to IAPV. As IAPV was detected in Spain in a very low frequency, no causal relation between IAPV and CCD in Spain was found.

First detection of Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus (IAPV) in Spanish honeybees 
D. Kukielka and J. M. Sánchez-Vizcaíno
Universidad Complutense de Madrid

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