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UK Risk Register Details for Clavibacter sepedonicus

This record was last updated on 23/03/2020

Common Names

  • Bacterial ring rot of potato
  • Potato Ring Rot
  • Ring rot of potato
  • Vascular wilt of potato

Scenario and Pathways

Scenario for Risk Register

  • show / hide
  • Pest is introduced

Pathway Assessed for Entry to UK

  • show / hide
  • Bulbs or tubers

Common Pathways

  • show / hide
  • Bulbs or tubers
  • packing cases

Risk Ratings and Current Mitigations

Unmitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 5
Spread [1 - 5] 2
Impact [1 - 5] 5
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 5
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 25
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 125

Current Mitigations

  • show / hide

Key mitigation for pest

Regulated quarantine pest and industry safe havens scheme

Regulation

Surveillance

Industry Scheme

Contingency Plan

Awareness

Research

Mitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 2
Spread [1 - 5] 2
Impact [1 - 5] 4
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 5
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 8
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 40

Proposed Actions

Proposed Actions

Regulation

Deregulation

Management By Industry

Targeted Survey

PRA

Contingency Plan

Publicity

Research

Distribution and Pest Details

Distribution

Country / Territory Status Notes
Europe
Türkiye Present
Ukraine Present
Netherlands Present under eradication
Bulgaria Present
Czech Republic Present
Estonia Present
Germany Present
Greece Present
Latvia Present
Lithuania Present
Poland Present
Romania Present
United Kingdom Absent
Belarus Present
Slovakia Present
Finland Present under eradication
Norway Present
Russia Present
Sweden Present
North America Present
Canada Present
United States Present
Asia Present
China Present
Japan Present
Kazakhstan Present
North Korea Present
South Korea Present
Pakistan Present
Taiwan Present
Uzbekistan Present

Type of Pest

  • Bacterium

Host or Industry at Risk

  • show / hide

Solanum tuberosum

Major Hosts

  • Solanum L.
  • Solanum tuberosum L.
  • Plants (general)

Threats to Protected Cultivation

Forest Tree Pests and Pathogens

Further Information

PRA Availability

PRA not available

Regulation and EPPO listing

  • show / hide

Regulated quarantine pest. EPPO A2

Actions Indicated

  • show / hide

Action

Statutory action against findings.

General Comments

Bacterial potato pest that is well regulated. There have been successful recent eradications. Will be managed by the industry through careful sourcing of quality/clean seed.

Risk Records for this Pest