EPPO Global Database

Xanthomonas phaseoli pv. manihotis(XANTMN)

Distribution details in Burkina Faso

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2015: Present, no details
Comments
In August of 2011 and October of 2012, symptoms were observed on 10-month-old field cassava grown in Bonfeba and in Takeledougou, Burkina-Faso (Cascades region). THe identity of the bacterium was later confirmed.
References
* Wonni I, Ouedraogo L, Dao S, Tekete E, Koita O, Taghouti G, Portier P, Szurek B, Verdier V (2015) First report of cassava bacterial blight caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. manihotis in Burkina Faso. Plant Disease 99(4), p 551.
------- First report.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Benin Present, no details view...
Cote d'Ivoire Present, no details view...
Ghana Present, no details view...
Mali Present, no details view...
Niger Present, no details view...
Togo Present, no details view...