EPPO Global Database

Tomato brown rugose fruit virus(TOBRFV)

Distribution details in Greece

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2019
Pest status declared by NPPO: Present, under eradication, only in some parts of the Member State concerned (2021-12)
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/210) : found in one greenhouse in Crete, under eradication.

EPPO Reporting Service (2020/079) : further outbreaks in Crete. It was also detected on the mainland, in the Peloponnese in tomato greenhouses. Under eradication.

EPPO Reporting Service (2020/224) : detected in several regions on the mainland: in Peloponnese, Central Greece, East Macedonia and Thrace, in Attica, as well as in Crete.

NPPO (2021): additional outbreaks in tomato fruit production; 2 greenhouses in the area of Lasithi (Crete), 10 greenhouses in Chania (Crete) 1 greenhouse on Chios island, 1 in open field in the region of Kastoria, 1 in open field in the region of Korinthia. Under eradication.
References
* INTERNET
Directorate of Agricultural Economy & Veterinary of Lakonia (2020-09-18) [Information from the Directorate of Agricultural Economy & Veterinary of Laconia for the first appearance of the virus of brown wrinkling of tomato fruits (tomato brown rugose fruit virus - ToBRFV)]. https://www.ppel.gov.gr/enimerosi-apo-tin-d-nsi-agrotikis-ikonomias-ktiniatrikis-lakonias-gia-tin-proti-emfanisi-tou-iou-tis-tis-kastanis-ritidosis-ton-karpon-tomatas-tomato-brown-rugose-fruit-virus-tobrfv/ (in Greek).

* NPPO of Greece (2019-10, 2020-04, 2021-11, 2021-12)

* Beris D, Malandraki I, Kektsidou O, Theologidis, Vassilakos N, Varveri C (2020) First report of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus infecting tomato in Greece. Plant Disease. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-01-20-0212-PDN
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Albania Present, no details view...
Bulgaria Present, few occurrences view...
Türkiye Present, no details view...