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No leprosis symptoms were found during inspections at 206 sites in El Progresso and La Ceiba citrus regions.
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e0“Additional inspections were conducted by Pronavif personnel at 206 sites, located in the major citrus industry regions of El Progresso and La Ceiba, but no symptoms of the disease were found.”
Title
Occurrence and distribution of Citrus leprosis virus in Honduras
J. C. V. Rodrigues; J. A. Zuniga Reyes; D. S. Achor; et al. Plant Pathology 2007. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3059.2007.01520.x
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- Observation Leprosis symptoms were observed near La Esperanza in Siguatepeque in 2003.
- Observation Old affected sweet orange plants showed dieback, strong defoliation and the highest severity level.
- Observation Highest symptom severity suggested that leprosis had arrived several years earlier.
- Observation Symptoms also occurred at a second Comayagua site about 45 km east of La Esperanza.
- Observation Valencia sweet orange had symptoms at both sites.
- Observation Navel sweet orange had symptoms at both sites.
- Observation Rangpur lime had no symptoms in the same area.
- Observation Grapefruit had no symptoms in the same area.
- Observation All symptomatic plants were in backyards.
- Observation Leprosis was detected at Lago de Yojoa and symptomatic trees were found again after presumed elimination.
- Observation All citrus plants were subsequently eliminated at the third site.
- Observation TEM detected CiLV-C particles in diseased samples from every positive site.
- Observation CiLV-N was not detected in any sample.
- Observation Mites associated with infected sweet orange were identified as B. phoenicis by morphology and mitochondrial DNA.
- Observation This is the first confirmed CiLV-C report in Honduras.