found: Ohio Department of Agriculture Public Domain Literature web site, June 8, 2009(European Foulbrood: European foulbrood is most common in the spring and early summer, but it occasionally stays active through summer and fall. A good nectar flow hastens recovery. In severe cases, colonies are seriously weakened or killed. Usually the worker bees remove dead brood, but in some weak colonies it will accumulate)
found: Wikipedia, June 8, 2009(Diseases of the honey bee: European foulbrood (EFB): Melissococcus plutonius is a bacterium that infests the mid-gut of an infected bee larva. European foulbrood is less deadly to a colony than American foulbrood. Melissococcus plutonius does not form spores, though it can overwinter on comb. European foulbrood is often considered a "stress" disease--a disease that is dangerous only if the colony is already under stress for other reasons. An otherwise healthy colony can usually survive European foulbrood)
found: Google search, June 8, 2009("European foulbrood"=ca. 51,000; "European foul brood"=ca. 9,660)