Diseases that attack the larvae and pupae of honey bees in the brood comb, spread by spores or bacteria within and between colonies and controlled by hive inspection and destruction or treatment of infected equipment. The group holds American foulbrood, caused by Paenibacillus larvae, and European foulbrood, caused by Melissococcus plutonius. A disease belongs here when its cited article describes it as a bacterial infection of honey bee brood.
Honey Bee Brood Diseases
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American Foulbrood (Wikipedia)
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American foulbrood (AFB, Histolysis infectiosa perniciosa larvae apium, Pestis americana larvae apium), caused by the spore-forming bacterium Paenibacillus larvae, is a highly infectious honey bee brood disease.
European Foulbrood (Wikipedia)
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European foulbrood (EFB) is caused by the bacterium Melissococcus plutonius that infects the midgut of bee larvae.
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