EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Liberibacter africanus'(LIBEAF)

Distribution details in Ethiopia

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, no details
From CABI Disease map 765 (1998): Present, no details
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2020/053) : surveys (2017/2018) detected ‘Ca. L. africanus subsp. clausenae’ in the Gondar region.
References
* Abate, T. (1988) Tropical Pest Management 34 (1), 19-23, 114, 119.
------- Only record of occurrence in Ethiopia.

* Ajene IJ, Khami FM, van Asch B, Pietersen G, Seid N, Rwomushana I, Ombura FLO, Momanyi G, Finyange P, Rasowo BA, Tanga CM, Mohammed S, Ekesi S (2020) Distribution of Candidatus Liberibacter species in Eastern Africa, and the first report of Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus in Kenya. Science Reports 10, 3919 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-60712-0

* Aubert, B.; Garnier, M.; Cassin, J. C.; Bertin, Y. (1988) Proceedings of the 10th Conference of the International Organization of Citrus Virologists, 231-237. Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Riverside, USA.

* Bruggen, A. H. C. Van; Yilma, A. (1985) FAO Plant Protection Bulletin 33 (1), 2-12.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Kenya Present, no details view...
Somalia Present, no details view...