EPPO Global Database

Tomato brown rugose fruit virus(TOBRFV)

Distribution details in Germany

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, few occurrences
First recorded in: 2018
Eradication in: 2019
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, under eradication (2021-11)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/012) : first found in Nordrhein-Westfalen (in July 2018) in 7 tomato greenhouses. Under eradication.

EPPO Reporting Service (2019/145) : NPPO officially declared the successful eradication of the disease.

EPPO Reporting Service (2020/199) : found again in a greenhouse in Brandenburg. Under eradication.

From NPPO: between October 2020 and November 2021: 3 outbreaks in Nordrhein-Westfalen (one in tomato seed production, one in commercial greenhouse for tomato fruit production, one in a private garden), 1 outbreak in Rheinland-Pfalz in commercial production of tomato fruit, 1 outbreak in Niedersachsen in commercial production of tomato fruit, 1 outbreak in Thüringen in commercial production of tomato fruit, . All outbreaks are under eradication.
References
* NPPO of Germany (2018-11) https://pflanzengesundheit.julius-kuehn.de/dokumente/upload/ToBRFV_pr2018-11NW.pdf

* NPPO of Germany (2019-07, 2020-09, 2020-11, 2021-05, 2021-08, 2021-11).

* Menzel W, Knierim D, Winter S, Hamacher J, Heupel M (2019) First report of tomato brown rugose fruit virus infecting tomato in Germany. New Disease Reports 39, 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2019.039.001

* JKI (2019) Express – PRA zum Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (revised). https://pflanzengesundheit.julius-kuehn.de/dokumente/upload/ToBRFV_exp-pra-rev1_de.pdf
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Austria Present, few occurrences view...
Belgium Present, few occurrences view...
Czech Republic Present, few occurrences view...
France Transient view...
Netherlands Present, restricted distribution view...
Poland Present, few occurrences view...
Switzerland Present, few occurrences view...