Pepino mosaic virus has now been added to the EPPO A2 List. A full datasheet is being prepared, in the meantime you can view the data which was previously available from the EPPO Alert List. Pepino mosaic virus (Potexvirus) came to the attention of the European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization because it was recently found in Europe on glasshouse tomatoes, first in the Netherlands and UK, and then in other European countries. UK and Sweden suggested that it should be added to the EPPO Alert List.
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