Actually it says much more than that. It recognizes that Nosema results in greater hunger, greater food exchange between workers, and most importantly it is nearly impossible to detect without dissection.
Here is a similar study.
Behavioral changes mediated by hunger in honeybees infected with Nosema ceranae p. 595
Dhruba Naug and Ann Gibbs
Published online: 17 June 2009
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/apido/2009039
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