Titre : | SCIENTIFIC REPORT submitted to EFSA Bee Mortality and Bee Surveillance in Europe |
Auteurs : | P. Hendrikx, - Auteur ; M. Chauzat, - Auteur ; M. Debin, - Auteur ; P. Neuman, - Auteur ; I. Fries, - Auteur ; W. Ritter, - Auteur ; M. Brown, - Auteur ; F. Mutinelli, - Auteur ; Y. Le Conte, - Auteur ; A. Gregorc, - Auteur |
Type de document : | rapport |
Editeur : | EFSA European Food Safety Authority, 2009 |
Format : | 217 p |
Note générale : | fac simile, en ligne |
Langues: | = Anglais |
Mots-clés: | BEE |
Résumé : |
Abstract
The bee surveillance project sought information on both the prevalence of honey bee colony losses, and the surveillance systems found in 27 European countries. Through a standardized questionnaire, data was obtained from 24 countries, relating to 25 systems. Each of the surveillance systems collecting these data was evaluated. In addition, a thorough literature search of the existing databases, as well as relevant grey literature about causes of colony losses was completed, and the literature evaluated. The main conclusions from project activities can be summarized as follows: • General weakness of most of the surveillance systems in the 24 countries investigated; • Lack of representative data at country level and comparable data at EU level for colony losses; • General lack of standardisation and harmonisation at EU level (systems, case definitions and data collected); • Consensus of the scientific community about the multifactorial origin of colony losses in Europe and in the United States and insufficient knowledge of causative and risk factors for colony losses. The project makes recommendations, in the following areas: • Establishment of a sustainable European network for coordination and follow-up of surveillance on colony losses to underpin monitoring programmes; • Strengthen standardization at European level by harmonization of surveillance systems, data collected and by developing common performance indicators. • Build on the examples of best practice found in existing surveillance systems for communicable and notifiable diseases already present in some countries;. • Undertake specific studies that build on the existing work in progress to improve the knowledge and understanding of factors that affect bee health (for example stress caused by pathogens, pesticides, environmental and technological factors and their interactions) using appropriate epidemiological studies (case control and longitudinal studies). • The set up of the coordination team at European level. This is a crucial issue and the coordination team should be organized in such a way so as to ensure its sustainability and to enable effective surveillance programme activities at the European level. |
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Centre | Localisation | Section | Cote | Statut | Disponibilité | Département |
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PACA | Abeilles et Environnement | Ouvrages | Api-E-18 | Consultable sur place | Exclu du prêt |
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Hendrikx_et_al-2009-EFSA_Supporting_Publications.pdf Adobe Acrobat PDF |