EPPO Global Database

Benyvirus oryzae(RSNV00)

Distribution details in Sierra Leone

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2020: Present, no details
From CABI Disease map 1056 (2009): Present, no details
Comments
The disease had previously been observed in Sierra Leone without formal identification of the causal agent. In 2020, the occurrence of the virus was confirmed by molecular methods in a symptomatic rice plant from the Bo District (Tucker et al., 2020).
References
* Fauquet, C.; Thouvenel, J. C.; Fargette, D.; Fishpool, L. D. (1988) In: Viruses with Fungal Vectors (Ed. by Cooper, J.I.; Asher, M.J.), 71-82. Association of Applied Biologists, Wellesbourne, UK.

* Hibino H (1996) Biology and epidemiology of rice viruses. Annual Review of Phytopathology 34, 249-274.

* Tucker MJ, Celli MG, Conteh AB, Taylor DR, Hébrard E, Poulicard N (2020) First report of Rice stripe necrosis virus infecting rice in Sierra Leone. New Disease Reports 41, 10. http://dx.doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2020.041.010
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Liberia Present, no details view...