US approves use of world's first vaccine for bees

US approves use of world's first vaccine for bees

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Category : International Published on: January 09 2023

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  • The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved the world's first vaccine for honey bees.
  • The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved a conditional licence for a vaccine developed by US biotech company, Dalan Animal Health, to defend honeybees from American foulbrood disease.
  • Developed in Finland, the vaccine works against a bacterial condition known as American foulbrood disease that attacks bee larvae.
  • The vaccine was developed by researchers Dalial Freitak and Heli Salmela working at Helsinki University's Viikki campus.
  • American foulbrood originated in the US, and has since spread around the world.
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