Other Plant Disease -- Cote d'Ivoire
Bacterial leaf streak (BLS) of rice caused by _Xanthomonas oryzae_ pv. _oryzicola_ (Xoc) is considered an emerging disease of rice in Africa. [It] is now present in at least 8 African countries including Burundi [ProMED post https://bit.ly/3eeiWIk], Burkina Faso, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, and Uganda. Yield loss by BLS is estimated at 20 to 30%. BLS has not been described in adjacent rice-growing Ghana and Liberia. Xoc samples collected between 2003 and
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8514345&promed&0
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