EPPO Global Database

Tomato brown rugose fruit virus(TOBRFV)

Distribution details in Italy (Sicilia)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2021: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2018
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/013) : first found in 2018 in 1 tomato greenhouse in the municipality of Ispica (Ragusa province).

EPPO Reporting Service (2019/144) : found in 7 new locations in the production area of Ispica (Ragusa province, Sicilia). Eradication measures were taken.

EPPO Reporting Service (2020/080) : also found on a Capsicum crop.

NPPO (2021): found in the municipality of Ragusa in a nursery producing tomato and pepper plants and tomato seeds under greenhouse in June 2021. Eradication measures were applied and the outbreak is considered eradicated.
References
* NPPO of Italy (2019-01, 2019-07, 2021-08).

* Panno S, Garuso AG, Davino S (2019) Disease notes - First report of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus on tomato crops in Italy. https://doi.org/10.1094/PDIS-12-18-2254-PDN

* Panno S, Caruso AG, Blanco G, Davino S (2020) First report of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus infecting sweet pepper in Italy. New Disease Reports 41, 20. http://dx.doi.org/10.5197/j.2044-0588.2020.041.020

* Panno S, Caruso AG, Barone S, Lo Bosco G, Rangel EA, Davino S (2020) Spread of Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus in Sicily and evaluation of the spatiotemporal dispersion in experimental gonditions. Agronomy 10, 834
------- infected greenhouses ranged from 58% (December 2018) to 26% in January 2020.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Austria Present, few occurrences view...
France Transient view...
Slovenia Present, few occurrences view...
Switzerland Present, few occurrences view...