EPPO Global Database

'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus'(LIBEAS)

Distribution details in Portugal

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 206: Absent, confirmed by survey
Pest status declared by NPPO: Absent (2016-02)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2016/036) : during summer 2015, the presence of the disease was suspected (1 false positive sample) in 1 orchard located in Silves county, (Algarve region. All later surveys confirmed its absence. As a precaution, official phytosanitary measures were taken in the orchard from which the initial suspect sample had been taken.
References
* NPPO of Portugal (2016-02).
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Spain Absent, confirmed by survey view...