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  • Scotland: Outbreak of American Foulbrood bee disease in the Highlands

    Source: http://news.stv.tv/scotland/highland...the-highlands/

    Outbreak of highly contagious bee disease in the Highlands
    American Foulbrood, a disease affecting colonies of honeybees, has been found in an apiary in Inverness-shire.

    06 September 2011 11:48 GMT

    An outbreak of a highly contagious and untreatable bee disease has been detected in the Highlands.

    American Foulbrood, a disease affecting colonies of honeybees, has been found in an apiary in Inverness-shire.

    The disease was confirmed this week following laboratory diagnosis by Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture.

    This follows two previous outbreaks of the disease in the Perthshire area earlier this year...
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