Other Plant Disease -- New Zealand
New Zealand tomato exports to six countries have been stopped, after the _Pepino mosaic virus_ (PepMV) was discovered on crops. The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has notified Australia, Japan, Thailand, Fiji, Tonga, and New Caledonia, because these countries consider PepMV a quarantine risk.
The virus was first detected in an Auckland glasshouse and has subsequently been found in tomato production facilities in the wider region. The premises where PepMV has been found are able to
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?8487470&promed&0
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