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UK Risk Register Details for 'Candidatus Phytoplasma hispanicum' (Mexican periwinkle virescence phytoplasma)

This record was last updated on 31/05/2022

Scenario and Pathways

Scenario for Risk Register

  • show / hide

Pathway Assessed for Entry to UK

  • show / hide

Common Pathways

  • show / hide

Risk Ratings and Current Mitigations

Unmitigated Risks

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

Current Mitigations

  • show / hide

Key mitigation for pest

Regulated quarantine pest (Northern Ireland)

Regulation

Surveillance

Industry Scheme

Contingency Plan

Awareness

Research

Mitigated Risks

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

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
United Kingdom Absent
North America
Canada Present
Mexico Present
United States Present
South America
Argentina Present
Brazil Present
Chile Present
Oceania
New Caledonia Present
Asia
Japan Present

Type of Pest

  • Phytoplasma

Host or Industry at Risk

  • show / hide

Major Hosts

  • Brassica oleracea L.
  • Carica papaya L.
  • Catharanthus roseus (L.) G.Don
  • Celosia argentea L.
  • Fragaria L.
  • Ipomoea batatas (L.) Poir./Lam.
  • Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill.
  • Solanum tuberosum L.

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 (Northern Ireland)

Actions Indicated

  • show / hide

Action

Statutory action

General Comments

The Risk Register entry for this pest is extremely incomplete and it cannot be compared with other pests on the Risk Register at the current time. As this pest is listed in the legislation, we are making available the information we have gathered on the pest so far. We will add new information to this pest entry in due course.