EPPO Global Database

Elsinoë fawcettii(ELSIFA)

Distribution details in Portugal

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2021
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, under eradication, only in some parts of the Member State concerned (2025-06).
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2022/021) : first detected in in the island of São Miguel, Azores in July 2021. Under eradication.

EPPO Reporting Service (2023/147) : further outbreaks in São Miguel Island, and new outbreaks in Faial and Santa Maria Islands. Under eradication.

EPPO Reporting Service (2025/152) : further outbreaks in Santa Maria island. Under eradication.
References
* Henriques J, Andrade E, Diogo E, Durão A, Sousa B, Bragança H (2026) First report of Elsinoë Fawcettii in Citrus in the Azores Islands, Portugal. New Disease Reports 53(1), e70102. https://doi.org/10.1002/ndr2.70102

* NPPO of Portugal (2021-12, 2023-06, 2025-06).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Spain Absent, unreliable record view...
Spain Islas Canárias Absent, unreliable record view...