EPPO Global Database

Tobamovirus fructirugosum(TOBRFV)

Distribution details in Ukraine

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2026: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2025
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2026/077) : first detected in April 2025 from symptomatic tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants grown in greenhouses in Khmelnytskyi oblast (western Ukraine) and Cherkasy oblast (central Ukraine).
References
* Shevchenko O, Pozhylov I, Shevchenko T, Andriichuk O, Korotieieva H, Budzanivska I (2026) First report of tomato brown rugose fruit virus infecting greenhouse tomatoes in Ukraine. Journal of Plant Pathology (early view) https://doi.org/10.1007/s42161-026-02168-1
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Hungary Present, few occurrences view...
Poland Present, restricted distribution view...
Romania Absent, pest eradicated view...
Russian Federation Present, restricted distribution view...
Slovakia Transient view...