RALSTONIA SOLANACEARUM, POTATOES - SYRIA? (02)
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[see: Ralstonia solanacearum, potatoes - Syria?  990703230510]

Source: EPPO Reports

99/052
EPPO Report on selected intercepted consignments

When a consignment has been re-exported and the country of origin is  
unknown, the re-exporting country is indicated in brackets. When the 
ccurrence of a pest in a given country is not known to the EPPO 
Secretariat, this is indicated by an asterisk (*).

The EPPO Secretariat has selected interceptions made because of the  
presence of pests. Other interceptions due to prohibited commodities, 
missing or invalid certificates are not indicated. It must be pointed out 
that the report is only partial, as many EPPO countries have not yet sent 
their interception reports.

1999 interceptions
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 Pest / Consignment / Type of commodity / Country of origin / Country  
of destination / Number

_Ralstonia solanacearum_ /  Ware potatoes / Syria* /  Greece /  1

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[This means that Syria has not reported being infected with 
_Ralstonia_, therefore either it occurs there unreported, or the 
shipment did not originate there.  Note the ref. above to the finding 
by UK of  _Ralstonia_ in a shipment ostensibly originating in Syria, 
and by France in a shipment ostensibly originating in Germany, but 
denied by the latter country - Mod.JW]

[Assuming that the diagnosis is correct, this report is a reminder to 
quarantine agencies that not all diseased specimens will necessarily be 
detected in a [country] survey based on a sampling protocol.  It remains 
to be determined whether or not the pathogen is present in Syria. Closer 
examination of shipments and tighter monitoring of commodity 
movements may be necessary - Mod.DH]
............................................jw
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