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The oral vaccination with Paenibacillus larvae bacterin can decrease susceptibility to American Foulbrood infection in honey bees—A safety and efficacy study. The oral vaccination with Paenibacillus larvae bacterin can decrease susceptibility to American Foulbrood infection in honey bees—A safety and efficacy study.

Pollination services to increase crop production are becoming more and more important, as we are facing both climate change and a growing world population. Both are predicted to impact food security worldwide. High-density, commercial beekeeping has become a key link in the food supply chain, and diseases have become a central issue in hive losses around the world. American Foulbrood (AFB) disease is a highly contagious bacterial brood disease in honey bees (Apis mellifera), leading to hive losses worldwide. The causative agent is the Gram+ bacterium Paenibacillus larvae, which is able to infect honey bee larvae during the first 3 days of their lives. It can be found in hives around the world with viable spores for decades. Antibiotics are largely ineffective in treating the disease as they are only efficient against the vegetative state. Once a hive shows the clinical manifestation of the disease, the only effective way to eradicate it and prevent the spread of the disease is by burning the hive, the equipment, and the colony. Because of its virulent nature and detrimental effects on honey bee colonies, AFB is classified as a notifiable disease worldwide. Effective, safe, and sustainable methods are needed to ensure the wellbeing of honey bee colonies. Even though insects lack antibodies, which are the main requisites for trans-generational immune priming (TGIP), they can prime their offspring against persisting pathogens. 

 

full study report 

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2022.946237/full
 

This is really cool, y'all :applause:

 

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Controversiaga

Just wait till the right winged bees begin their anti vax protests.  

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Controversiaga
2 minutes ago, PunkTheFunk said:

If an unvaccinated bee comes near me it's over

giphy.webp

Please have your vaccination card and photo ID ready in hand !!!!!

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Gaby15

This is a very important result if true. Several studies have already predicted the extinction of bees (and, in extreme cases, humanity as a consequence) due to this disease.

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PunkTheFunk
2 hours ago, ControversiaGa said:

Please have your vaccination card and photo ID ready in hand !!!!!

I want to see at least two doses of Pfizer or Moderna before you sting me

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