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Distribution and variability of deformed wing virus of honeybees (Apis mellifera) in the Middle East and North Africa.
Insect science - 1 Feb 2017
Haddad Nizar Jamal, Noureddine Adjlane, Al-Shagour Banan, Loucif-Ayad Wahida, El-Niweiri Mogbel A A, Anaswah Eman, Hammour Wafaa Abu, El-Obeid Dany, Imad Albaba, Shebl Mohamed A, Almaleky Abdulhusien Sehen, Nasher Abdullah, Walid Nagara, Bergigui Mohamed Fouad, Yañez Orlando, de Miranda Joachim R
Abstract excerpt
Three hundred and eleven honeybee samples from 12 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) (Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Yemen, Palestine, and Sudan) were analyzed for the presence of deformed wing virus (DWV). The prevalence of DWV throughout the MENA region was pervasive, but variable. The highest prevalence was found in Lebanon and Syria, with prevalence...
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