Friday, 25 November 2016

PRO/PL> Xylella, cherry - Spain: 1st rep (PM)

Xylella Fastidiosa -- Spain
A disease that poses a "very serious threat" to the European Union's olive industry has been recorded on the Spanish island of Mallorca for the first time. A movement ban covering 15 000 hectares has been imposed and measures have been taken to "contain and eradicate its spread".
Experts describe _Xylella fastidiosa_ as one of the "most dangerous pathogens worldwide". It was first recorded in the EU in 2013 [ProMED-mail post http://bit.ly/2ffg5Cj], and has since spread

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://bit.ly/2gn1v7R

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