First report of the East African cassava mosaic virus-Uganda (EACMV-UG) infecting cassava (Manihot esculenta) in Cameroon.

Fecha de publicación

Mar, 23 Ago 2011, 00:00

Última actualización

Ago. 22, 2011, 9:01 a.m.

Número del informe

CMR-02/3

País

Cameroon

Plaga identificada

East African cassava mosaic virus - (EACMV0)

Estado del informe

Final

Hospederos

Cassava (Manihot esculenta).

Pest Status (old values from ISPM 8 -1998 )

• Present: only in some areas

Pest Status (ISPM 8 - 2021)

• Present: not widely distributed and under official control

Distribución geográfica

East African cassava mosaic virus-Uganda (EACMV-UG)was detected in samples from cassava fields in Kadey, Boumba-and-Ngoko, Lom-and-Djerem and Mbere divisions in the Eastern region of Cameroon.

Resumen

surveys were conducted for EACMV-Uganda (EACMV-UG), a recombinant virus responsible for severe CMD epidemics in East and Central Africa,which occurs in adjoining Republic of Congo (RC) and Gabon (Legg et al., 2004). Surveys were conducted during March to November 2009 in 156 fields in 37 administrative divisions in Cameroon. Six to eight samples from each field were collected from plants with distinct symptoms and severity,and analysed with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using primers. East African cassava mosaic virus-Uganda (EACMV-UG)was detected in samples from cassava fields in Kadey, Boumba-and-Ngoko, Lom-and-Djerem and Mbere divisions in the Eastern region of Cameroon.Incidence in fields ranged from 11.1% (Mbotoro) to 83.3% (Boyere). Urgent phytosanitary measures are required to prevent the spread of this disease.

Peligro

This is the first report of EACMV-UG in Cameroon. Its occurrence in areas bordering EACMV-UG affected countries suggests the spread of the virus by white flies or infected cuttings. Urgent deployment of resistant varieties in the affected regions is necessary to prevent severe CMD epidemics and further spread of this virus into West Africa.

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