Distribution of Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis
Due to the new report of Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis (EPPO A2 pest) in India the distribution of this pathogen is as follows:
EPPO distribution list: Puccinia pelargonii-zonalis
EPPO region: Widespread in Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Israel, Luxembourg, Switzerland and UK (including Guernsey and Jersey); locally established in Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Egypt (potential EPPO country), Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia and Yugoslavia.
Asia: India, Israel.
Africa: Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
North America: Bermuda, Mexico, USA.
Central America and Caribbean: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Jamaica.
South America: Argentina, Brazil, Venezuela.
Oceania: Australia, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea.
Sources
EPPO Secretariat, Paris (1993-02)