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_id: '9720'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: 'Summary: Declining populations of bee pollinators are a cause of concern,
with major repercussions for biodiversity loss and food security. RNA viruses
associated with honeybees represent a potential threat to other insect pollinators,
but the extent of this threat is poorly understood. This study aims to attain
a detailed understanding of the current and ongoing risk of emerging infectious
disease (EID) transmission between managed and wild pollinator species across
a wide range of RNA viruses. Within a structured large-scale national survey across
26 independent sites, we quantify the prevalence and pathogen loads of multiple
RNA viruses in co-occurring managed honeybee (Apis mellifera) and wild bumblebee
(Bombus spp.) populations. We then construct models that compare virus prevalence
between wild and managed pollinators. Multiple RNA viruses associated with honeybees
are widespread in sympatric wild bumblebee populations. Virus prevalence in honeybees
is a significant predictor of virus prevalence in bumblebees, but we remain cautious
in speculating over the principle direction of pathogen transmission. We demonstrate
species-specific differences in prevalence, indicating significant variation in
disease susceptibility or tolerance. Pathogen loads within individual bumblebees
may be high and in the case of at least one RNA virus, prevalence is higher in
wild bumblebees than in managed honeybee populations. Our findings indicate widespread
transmission of RNA viruses between managed and wild bee pollinators, pointing
to an interconnected network of potential disease pressures within and among pollinator
species. In the context of the biodiversity crisis, our study emphasizes the importance
of targeting a wide range of pathogens and defining host associations when considering
potential drivers of population decline.'
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Dino
full_name: Mcmahon, Dino
last_name: Mcmahon
- first_name: Matthias
full_name: Fürst, Matthias
id: 393B1196-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Fürst
orcid: 0000-0002-3712-925X
- first_name: Jesicca
full_name: Caspar, Jesicca
last_name: Caspar
- first_name: Panagiotis
full_name: Theodorou, Panagiotis
last_name: Theodorou
- first_name: Mark
full_name: Brown, Mark
last_name: Brown
- first_name: Robert
full_name: Paxton, Robert
last_name: Paxton
citation:
ama: 'Mcmahon D, Fürst M, Caspar J, Theodorou P, Brown M, Paxton R. Data from: A
sting in the spit: widespread cross-infection of multiple RNA viruses across wild
and managed bees. 2016. doi:10.5061/dryad.4b565'
apa: 'Mcmahon, D., Fürst, M., Caspar, J., Theodorou, P., Brown, M., & Paxton,
R. (2016). Data from: A sting in the spit: widespread cross-infection of multiple
RNA viruses across wild and managed bees. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.4b565'
chicago: 'Mcmahon, Dino, Matthias Fürst, Jesicca Caspar, Panagiotis Theodorou, Mark
Brown, and Robert Paxton. “Data from: A Sting in the Spit: Widespread Cross-Infection
of Multiple RNA Viruses across Wild and Managed Bees.” Dryad, 2016. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.4b565.'
ieee: 'D. Mcmahon, M. Fürst, J. Caspar, P. Theodorou, M. Brown, and R. Paxton, “Data
from: A sting in the spit: widespread cross-infection of multiple RNA viruses
across wild and managed bees.” Dryad, 2016.'
ista: 'Mcmahon D, Fürst M, Caspar J, Theodorou P, Brown M, Paxton R. 2016. Data
from: A sting in the spit: widespread cross-infection of multiple RNA viruses
across wild and managed bees, Dryad, 10.5061/dryad.4b565.'
mla: 'Mcmahon, Dino, et al. Data from: A Sting in the Spit: Widespread Cross-Infection
of Multiple RNA Viruses across Wild and Managed Bees. Dryad, 2016, doi:10.5061/dryad.4b565.'
short: D. Mcmahon, M. Fürst, J. Caspar, P. Theodorou, M. Brown, R. Paxton, (2016).
date_created: 2021-07-26T09:14:19Z
date_published: 2016-01-22T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-02-23T10:17:25Z
day: '22'
department:
- _id: SyCr
doi: 10.5061/dryad.4b565
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
url: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.4b565
month: '01'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
publisher: Dryad
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status: public
title: 'Data from: A sting in the spit: widespread cross-infection of multiple RNA
viruses across wild and managed bees'
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year: '2016'
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