EPPO Global Database

Cacao swollen shoot disease(CSSV00)

Distribution details in Trinidad and Tobago

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 1995: Absent, pest no longer present
From CABI Disease map 799 (2000): Absent, pest no longer present
From NPPO: Absent, pest no longer present
Comments
According to Ministry of Agriculture, transmitted by IICA, all affected areas now replaced by housing. Disease no longer present (FAO/IBPGR 1989).
References
* Baker, R. E. D.; Dale, W. T. (1947) Annals of Applied Biology 34, 60-65.