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18 Jan 2018 Obituary: Jeffrey P. Davis
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15 Jan 2018 Salmonellosis, st. Agona - France (02): infant formula, more cases, add. recall
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14 Jan 2018 Mycoplasma bovis, bovine - New Zealand: national testing
13 Jan 2018 Bovine tuberculosis - Israel (02): (HD) bovine, human, control
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10 Jan 2018 Rabies (03): Asia (Israel) wild, domestic, OIE
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09 Jan 2018 Undiagnosed illness - Kenya: (MM) o'nyong'nyong susp, RFI
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09 Jan 2018 Undiagnosed hemorrhagic illness - South Sudan: (EL) fatal
08 Jan 2018 Foot & mouth disease - Mozambique: (GA) bovine, st. not typed, OIE
08 Jan 2018 Cherry viruses - USA: spread
08 Jan 2018 Yellow fever - Africa: Nigeria
08 Jan 2018 Ralstonia pickettii, sepsis - Colombia: (VC) fatal, hemodialysis unit, RFI
08 Jan 2018 Listeriosis - South Africa: fatal, increasing incidence, ST6
08 Jan 2018 African swine fever - Europe: Czech Republic, wild boar, spread, alert
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08 Jan 2018 Avian influenza (07): Afghanistan wild bird HPAI H5, Iraq poultry HPAI H5N8, OIE
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08 Jan 2018 Avian influenza (06): Morocco, susp, RFI
07 Jan 2018 Xylella, almond - Spain: (VC)
07 Jan 2018 Foot & mouth disease - Palestinian Auth: (WE) st O, OIE, spread
07 Jan 2018 Hepatitis A - USA: (HI)
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06 Jan 2018 Syphilis - Japan: rising incidence, women, urban, 2017
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05 Jan 2018 Kyasanur Forest disease - India: (GA)
05 Jan 2018 Liberibacter solanacearum, parsley - Australia: 1st rep (NS)
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03 Jan 2018 Salmonellosis - Australia: (SA) bakery
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02 Jan 2018 MERS-CoV (01): Malaysia (ex KSA), Saudi Arabia, UAE (ex Oman)
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02 Jan 2018 Avian influenza (01): Egypt, poultry, mixed infection susp, RFI
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01 Jan 2018 Dengue/DHF update (01): Asia, Pacific, Africa, Europe, vaccine, research
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31 Dec 2017 Leptospirosis - USA (11): (CO) canine
31 Dec 2017 African swine fever - Europe (35): Poland (WN) wild boar, OIE
31 Dec 2017 Avian influenza (183): Iran, HPAI H5N8 susp, poultry, spread, RFI
31 Dec 2017 Hepatitis A - USA (62): (MI, UT)
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31 Dec 2017 Varicella update (03): USA (NJ), Asia (Pakistan)
30 Dec 2017 Diphtheria - Bangladesh (04): (CG) fatal, susp, Rohingya, ex Myanmar, shortages
30 Dec 2017 Scrub typhus - India (05): (WB) fatal
30 Dec 2017 Undiagnosed illness - Sri Lanka: (JA) RFI
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30 Dec 2017 Chikungunya (50): Asia (Pakistan)
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28 Dec 2017 African swine fever - Europe (34): Ukraine, domestic swine, OIE
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Published Date: 2018-01-18 20:14:38
Subject: PRO/PL> Undiagnosed diseases, tomato & okra - Ghana: (UE)
Archive Number: 20180118.5569152

UNDIAGNOSED DISEASES, TOMATO AND OKRA - GHANA: (UPPER EAST)
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Date: Mon 15 Jan 2018
Source: StarrFM [edited]
http://starrfmonline.com/2018/01/15/uw-r-strange-disease-killing-tomatoes-bandem/

A strange disease has made it impossible to cultivate tomatoes. According to farmers, [it] started attacking in 2015 and though they have reported to the Department of agriculture in the Builsa north district [Upper East Region], they have not had any response.

Any time the tomatoes begin to fruit, they dry off. The development has affected the incomes of the farmers [and] availability of tomatoes. Aside the tomatoes, Okra plants are also suffering from a similar strange disease causing them to shrink.

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[A number of tomato diseases have been reported from the region, and many of them can also affect potatoes and other solanaceous crops. Drying out of tomato plants can be due to a number of fungal and bacterial wilt and root rot pathogens. Root rots lead to water stress on the plants which would be enhanced during fruit ripening and could lead to symptoms similar to what is reported above.

Several fungal diseases, as well as some viruses, bacteria and nematodes have been reported to affect okra (_Abelmoschus_ species, Malvaceae). However, with the limited information provided above it is not possible to determine the cause of the problem.

Similar symptoms may be due to different pathogens or other factors, so the problems on the 2 crops may be due to the same or different causes. Effective control measures will need to be based on reliable diagnosis of the pathogen(s) involved. In the absence of a conclusive diagnosis, disease management may include phytosanitary measures, clean planting material (seed and explants) and crop rotation.

Maps
Ghana, with regions:
http://www.nationsonline.org/maps/ghana_map.jpg
Upper East Region districts:
https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0190740908000790-gr2.jpg
Africa (overview):
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/africa/africa_pol97.jpg

Pictures
Symptoms of some tomato diseases via:
http://www.ipmimages.org/browse/AreaSubs.cfm?area=63
Symptoms of some okra diseases via:
https://www.ipmimages.org/browse/Areathumb.cfm?area=84

Links
Additional news stories:
https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Strange-disease-destroying-tomatoes-at-Bandem-617531 and
http://therepublicnewsonline.com/strange-disease-destroying-tomatoes-at-bandem/
List of major diseases and pathogens of tomato:
http://www.apsnet.org/publications/commonnames/Pages/Tomato.aspx
Fact sheets of some major tomato diseases via:
http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/factsheets/Tomato_List.htm
Information on some okra diseases via:
http://www.infonet-biovision.org/PlantHealth/Crops/Okra#simple-table-of-contents-4 (with pictures),
https://plantdiseasehandbook.tamu.edu/food-crops/vegetable-crops/okra/,
http://nhb.gov.in/pdf/vegetable/okra/okr002.pdf,
http://www.pakissan.com/english/allabout/horticulture/okra.diseases.and.ipdm.shtml and
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-81-322-2571-3_8. - Mod.DHA

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