First detection of Kashmir bee virus in the UK using real-time PCR

• Main Authors: Lisa Ward, Ruth Waite, Neil Boonham, Tom Fisher, Kelly Pescod, Helen Thompson, Panuwan Chantawannakul, Michael Brown
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=34547445996&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/60828
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Kashmir bee virus (KBV) often persists in bees as a covert infection with no apparent symptoms. The virus can switch to become an overt lethal infection, especially in the presence of Varroa mites. Although the virus is distributed worldwide, it was thought to be absent from the UK. A real-time PCR...