Other Plant Disease -- Worldwide/Unknown
Wheat blast was originally detected in Brazil in 1985. In 2016, the 1st wheat blast beyond South America hit Bangladesh [ProMED post https://bit.ly/23iPX78]. Less than 2 years later, Zambia was struck by the 1st wheat blast in Africa [ProMED post https://bit.ly/3rl8O40]. Until now, there has been no confirmation if the same pathogen strain had spread to all 3 continents or if these [outbreaks] were caused by endemic pathogens spreading from other grass
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8267471&promed&0
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