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We have discovered VDV-1 in two N. American bee samples from Fl. This virus
is known to occur in several countries in Europe, and it reproduces in both
mites and honey bees. What it does to a bee is unknown, but it is in the
same genus (Ifla virus) as Sacbrood, Deformed Wing Virus, and Kakugo virus.
You can read about it on the US Army ECBC web page
_http://www.edgewood.army.mil/_ (http://www.edgewood.army.mil/) , with more detail on the University
of Montana web page _http://www.umt.edu_ (http://www.umt.edu) .
We will be submitting a paper on how we found this, and on the specifics of
the identification - but we wanted to get the word out to APHIS, to
beekeepers, and to researchers as soon as we had confirmed the detection of it.
We don't know if this virus is benign, pathogenic, or something in between.
We do want to be sure that everyone is aware that it is here in N. America
so that it can be monitored.
Its certainly NOT likely to be a cause of CCD, since it was only in a couple
of samples. But, the Army technology allowed us to pick it up at what
appears to be an early stage in its introduction.
Jerry
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