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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Histopathological Features of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Honeybees Naturally Infected by Deformed Wing Virus.

Karen Power, Manuela Martano, Gennaro Altamura, Nadia Piscopo, Paola Maiolino

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Karen PowerDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples "Federico II", Via F. Delpino 1, 80137 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2940-7520
Manuela MartanoDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples "Federico II", Via F. Delpino 1, 80137 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1577-4223
Gennaro AltamuraDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples "Federico II", Via F. Delpino 1, 80137 Naples, Italy.
Nadia PiscopoDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples "Federico II", Via F. Delpino 1, 80137 Naples, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4731-7510
Paola MaiolinoDepartment of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples "Federico II", Via F. Delpino 1, 80137 Naples, Italy.
University of Naples Federico II · IT

Funding

PSR 14/20 Campania. Tipologia intervento 16.1.1 "sostegno per costituzione e funzionamento dei GO del PEI in materia di produttività e sostenibilità dell'agricoltura". Azione 2 "Sostegno ai POI". "Uso tecnologico e muove pratiche a carattere innovativo pe (CUP B58H19004460009).
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Deformed wing virus (DWV) is capable of infecting honeybees at every stage of development causing symptomatic and asymptomatic infections. To date, very little is known about the histopathological lesions caused by the virus. Therefore, 40 honeybee samples were randomly collected from a naturally DWV infected hive and subjected to anatomopathological examination to discriminate between symptomatic (29) and asymptomatic (11) honeybees. Subsequently, 15 honeybee samples were frozen at -80° and analyzed by PCR and RTqPCR to determinate the presence/absence of the virus and the relative viral load, while 25 honeybee samples were analyzed by histopathological techniques. Biomolecular results showed a fragment of the expected size (69bp) of DWV in all samples and the viral load was higher in symptomatic honeybees compared to the asymptomatic group. Histopathological results showed degenerative alterations of the hypopharyngeal glands (19/25) and flight muscles (6/25) in symptomatic samples while 4/25 asymptomatic samples showed an inflammatory response in the midgut and the hemocele. Results suggest a possible pathogenic action of DWV in both symptomatic and asymptomatic honeybees, and a role of the immune response in keeping under control the virus in asymptomatic individuals.

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deformed wing virusflight muscleshoneybee immunityhoneybee pathologyhypopharyngeal glands

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PMID34358025
PMCPMC8308782
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