{"id":34618,"date":"2024-04-24T20:43:38","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T20:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/24\/a-vaccine-for-bees-has-an-unexpected-effect\/"},"modified":"2024-04-24T20:43:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T20:43:38","slug":"a-vaccine-for-bees-has-an-unexpected-effect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/24\/a-vaccine-for-bees-has-an-unexpected-effect\/","title":{"rendered":"A vaccine for bees has an unexpected effect"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WASHINGTON \u2014<\/strong> The first vaccine designed for insects may make honeybees healthier overall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honeybee hives vaccinated against a bacterial disease had much lower levels of an unrelated viral disease than did unvaccinated hives, veterinarian Nigel Swift of Dalan Animal Health reported April 3 at the World Vaccine Congress<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Researchers at Dalan, based in Athens, Ga., designed the bee vaccine to protect against American foulbrood \u2014 a fatal disease caused by a spore-forming bacterium called Paenibacillus larvae<\/em>. Adult bees don\u2019t get sick but can spread spores in the hive, where the disease infects and kills larvae. Spores can remain viable for more than 50 years, so beekeepers with infected colonies must destroy hives by irradiating or burning them to keep the disease in check. A vaccine may save bee lives and beekeepers\u2019 livelihoods.<\/p>\n\n\n