Department of Applied Veterinary Science, The United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.
Gifu Prefectural Chuo Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Gifu, Japan.
J Vet Med Sci. 2022 Mar 3;84(3):346-349. doi: 10.1292/jvms.21-0466. Epub 2022 Jan 11.
Lake Sinai virus (LSV), an RNA virus, is suspected to be associated with poor health in honeybees (Apis mellifera). We examined LSV in 26 specimens of healthy honeybees and 44 specimens of wild arthropods in the Gifu Prefecture, Japan. LSV was found more frequently in honeybee specimens (11/26, 42.3%) than in wild arthropod specimens (1/44, 2.3%) (P<0.01). Phylogenetic and nucleotide sequence analysis revealed two lineages: LSV3 in honeybees, and LSV4 in both honeybees and wild arthropods. To our knowledge, this is the first report of LSV prevalence in honeybees and wild arthropods in Japan.
西奈山病毒（LSV）是一种 RNA 病毒，疑似与蜜蜂（Apis mellifera）的健康状况不佳有关。我们在日本岐阜县检查了 26 个健康蜜蜂样本和 44 个野生节肢动物样本。在蜜蜂样本中发现 LSV 的频率高于野生节肢动物样本（11/26，42.3%比 1/44，2.3%）（P<0.01）。系统发育和核苷酸序列分析显示存在两个谱系：LSV3 在蜜蜂中，LSV4 同时存在于蜜蜂和野生节肢动物中。据我们所知，这是日本首次报道蜜蜂和野生节肢动物中 LSV 的流行情况。
