Informing neighbouring beekeepers/beekeepers about cases of American fouldbrood
American foulbrood is a very contagious disease. In case there are infected colonies in the area (within a radius of at least 3 km), monitoring the health status of the hives is indispensable for early detection and immediate control.
The American foulbrood is a disease that must be reported to the local health authorities.
The health authorities, together with the beekeeper involved, must immediately inform other beekeepers in the area about the presence of the disease.
The health authorities can check the bee registry for all apiaries within a 3 km radius of the area where the disease was detected and contact the beekeepers who manage those apiaries to inform them about the presence of an American foulbrood outbreak in the area.
Beekeeping associations in the area also have to cooperate with the veterinary authorities by reporting the problem.
Warnings: May depend on the regulations in force in the given country.
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