My personal opinion.....  Informing the world based on assumption of AHB 
is premature, and at worst could do economic damage to innocent parties 
and open yourself up for liability.   However, I would expect the 
prudent beekeeper to notify the producer/supplier of the problem, the 
originating state apiarist and your state apiarist.    Then either you 
or your state apiarist should take samples to be sent for testing.   
Then if they come back as AHB, distribute the results to the parties and 
follow up with the originating state apiarist.    They will then need to 
follow up with the producer to determine the origin, have his bees 
tested and determine how to handle the problem.  If the test came back 
positive for AHB it could be a AHB hive in the area of the producer, AHB 
in the gene pool of the producer (possibly not originating in the 
area),  a single rogue hive, etc.

All parties should treat it as a potentially serious problem, but if 
handled well could be minimized and even eliminated before it spreads 
and does real damage.

I would really hate to shout it from the rooftop and hurt someones 
lively hood and cause a panic unnecessarily when you don't have all the 
facts.

-Tim

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