AFB vaccine approval
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Here is the more detailed description of the work that underpins the approval:
www.frontiersin.org
I'm not competent to comment on the methodology, apart from saying that the "challenge" of the larvae seems possibly suspect to me, at least as far as mimicing the real transfer of larval food, etc.
But the *best* I could see it doing might be to ever so slightly slow the inexorable spread of the AFB? 30-50% reduction in infected larvae is still going to leave many in the colony.
And I note the need for veterinarian involvement in the approval.
Nick Wallingford
Tauranga
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I'm not competent to comment on the methodology, apart from saying that the "challenge" of the larvae seems possibly suspect to me, at least as far as mimicing the real transfer of larval food, etc.
But the *best* I could see it doing might be to ever so slightly slow the inexorable spread of the AFB? 30-50% reduction in infected larvae is still going to leave many in the colony.
And I note the need for veterinarian involvement in the approval.
Nick Wallingford
Tauranga
Perhaps combined with the bacteriophages as well (or the phages *instead of* even?) . . .then potential solutions may be available.
For those that have provided samples to Heather Hendrickson's group over the year (formerly in Auckland, now at Canterbury) then a consortium co-led by her (and another phage hunter) has just received $9 million to continue this work. . . .look forward to more on phages coming to a hive near you. She was talking about it on National radio yesterday:
www.rnz.co.nz
For those that have provided samples to Heather Hendrickson's group over the year (formerly in Auckland, now at Canterbury) then a consortium co-led by her (and another phage hunter) has just received $9 million to continue this work. . . .look forward to more on phages coming to a hive near you. She was talking about it on National radio yesterday:
'Nature's ninjas' to help our agriculture
Bacteria and viruses are very different, but what about when they interact? Phage biocontrols are viruses that attack specific bacteria in an organism. Dr Heather Hendrikson talks to Jesse about trialling sustainable biocontrol's for food industry.
www.rnz.co.nz
Wow! This sounds very exciting. Look forward to hearing about their progress.