EPPO Global Database

Xanthomonas citri pv. citri(XANTCI)

Distribution details in Senegal

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2011: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2000s
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2012/038) : present, first detected in 2010 near Sébikotane (Rufisque deparment). However, growers of this region have been observing similar symptoms since 2008.
References
* Leduc A, Vernière C, Boyer C, Vital K, Pruvost O, Niang Y, Rey JY (2011) First report of Xanthomonas citri pv. citri pathotype A causing Asiatic citrus canker on grapefruit and Mexican lime in Senegal. Plant Disease 95(10), p 1311.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Gambia Absent, unreliable record view...
Guinea Absent, confirmed by survey view...
Mali Present, restricted distribution view...