title: Detection of chronic bee paralysis virus and acute bee paralysis virus in Uruguayan honeybees.
abstract: Chronic bee paralysis virus (CBPV) causes a disease characterized by trembling, flightless, and crawling bees, while Acute bee paralysis virus (ABPV) is commonly detected in apparently healthy colonies, usually associated to Varroa destructor. Both viruses had been detected in most regions of the world, except in South America. In this work, we detected CBPV and ABPV in samples of Uruguayan honeybees by RT-PCR. The detection of both viruses in different provinces and the fact that most of the analyzed samples were infected, suggest that, they are widely spread in the region. This is the first record of the presence of CBPV and ABPV in Uruguay and South America.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Microbiología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Avenida Italia 3318, CP 11600, Montevideo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: Karina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Antúnez
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: D' Alessandro
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Corbella
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zunino
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000821:virology; D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees / Q000821:virology*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D007304:Insect Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D014583:Uruguay