US approves world's first vaccine for honey bees
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US has approved the first-ever vaccine for honey bees which will confer protection from the American foulbrood disease. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has permitted a conditional license for a vaccine, developed by Dalan Animal Health, a US-based biotech company. The vaccine will be supplied on a "limited basis" to commercial beekeepers in the US and is expected to be available this year.