EPPO Global Database

Banana bunchy top virus(BBTV00)

Distribution details in Benin

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2011
From CABI Disease map 019 (2013): Present, no details
Comments
Detected for the first time in July 2011 in the commune of Dangbo (Ouémé department). A survey conducted in December 2011, showed the virus was present in the following 4 communes: Avrankou, Dangbo, Akpro-Missérété and Porto-Novo (all in Ouémé department).
References
* Adegbola, R. O.; Ayodeji, O.; Awosusi, O. O.; Atiri, G. I.; Kumar, P. L. (2013) Plant Disease 97 (2), 290.

* Bouwmeester H, Blomme G, Omondi AB, Ocimati W (2023) Banana bunchy top disease in Africa–Predicting continent‐wide disease risks by combining survey data and expert knowledge. Plant Pathology 72(8), 1476-1490.

* Lokossou B, Gnanvossou D, Ayodeji O, Akplogan F, Safiore A, Migan DZ, Pefoura AM, Hanna R, Lava Kumar P (2012) Occurrence of Banana bunchy top virus in banana and plantain (Musa sp.) in Benin. New Disease Reports 25, 13.
http://dx.doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2012.025.013
------- First report.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Nigeria Present, no details view...
Togo Absent, pest eradicated view...