New Zealand: Bee Virus

Discovery of Lake Sinai Virus strains and Lotmaria passim trypanosome in New Zealand Bees

John McKay, Tammy Waters and Oksana Borowik | 2016 | Poster presented at the 2016 New Zealand Apiculture Conference in Rotorua, New Zealand

The design of new qPCR assays for trypanosomes and the use of existing primers together with our use of high resolution melting have confirmed the presence of both Lotmaria passim and several strains of the Lake Sinai Virus group in New Zealand.