American foulbrood (AFB) 美洲幼蟲病

American foulbrood (AFB)
繁: 美洲幼蟲病
簡: 美洲幼虫病

傳染力極高的「美洲幼蟲病」 (American foulbrood, AFB) 在全球蔓延，加上氣候變遷、棲息地破壞、殺蟲劑等來擊影響下，蜜蜂數量將愈來愈少。

【另類疫苗】蜜蜂也要打疫苗？ 美國核准全球首支蜜蜂疫苗（2023年1月10日）。Yahoo新聞，取自https://hk.news.yahoo.com/另類疫苗–蜜蜂也要打疫苗–美國核准全球首支蜜蜂疫苗-100000431.html

Victorian Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions records indicated American foulbrood had been previously detected in Ms Webb’s hives, but the court was told Jackson was not aware of the infection when he made the purchase. 

Echuca beekeeper fined $12,500 for failure to reveal American foulbrood infections (2023, Feb 2). ABC News. Retrieved from https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-02/victorian-beekeeper-fined-over-foulbrood-infections/101916864