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UK Risk Register Details for Tomato brown rugose fruit virus

This record was last updated on 30/10/2023

Scenario and Pathways

Scenario for Risk Register

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  • Pest is introduced

Pathway Assessed for Entry to UK

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  • Plants for planting (except seeds bulbs and tubers)
  • Seeds

Common Pathways

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  • Plants for planting (except seeds bulbs and tubers)
  • Seeds
  • Fruits or vegetables
  • Soil/growing medium
  • Agricultural machinery
  • Plant waste

Risk Ratings and Current Mitigations

Unmitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 3
Spread [1 - 5] 2
Impact [1 - 5] 4
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 4
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 12
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 48

Current Mitigations

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Key mitigation for pest

Regulated quarantine pest (Great Britain). Regulated by emergency measures (Northern Ireland).

Regulation

Surveillance

Industry Scheme

Contingency Plan

Awareness

Research

Mitigated Risks

Likelihood [1 - 5] 3
Spread [1 - 5] 2
Impact [1 - 5] 4
Value at Risk [1 - 5] 4
Likelihood x Impact [1 - 25] 12
UK Relative Risk Rating [1 - 125] 48

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
Slovenia Present (Limited) Under eradication.
Switzerland Present (Limited) Present, in specific parts of the country, where host crop(s) are grown, under eradication.
Estonia Absent Pest eradicated.
France Present (Limited) Actionable, under eradication.
Portugal Present (Limited) Actionable, under eradication.
Finland Present Under, eradication
Slovakia Present Transient, under eradication.
Netherlands Present
Greece Present Crete
Hungary Present Present, under eradication.
Norway Present (Limited) Present, few occurrences, under eradication.
Italy Present (Limited) Present, only in some parts of the Member State concerned, under eradication.
Spain Present
Malta Present Present, under eradication.
Bulgaria Absent pest eradicated.
Poland Absent Eradicated
Germany Present (Limited) Eradicated in 2019; detected again in 2020
Austria Present (Limited) under eradication.
Cyprus Present Under eradiation
Albania Present
United Kingdom Absent Absent, pest eradicated
Türkiye Present
North America
Mexico Present
United States Present (Limited)
Canada Present
South America
Argentina Present Not widely distributed
Africa
Egypt Unknown
Morocco Present (Limited) Restricted distribution, under official control.
Asia
Saudi Arabia Present
China Present
Palestine, State of Present
Azerbaijan Present https://menafn.com/1101462238/Kazakhstan-bans-import-of-Azerbaijani-tomatoes
Uzbekistan Present Under official control
Iran Present (Limited) Under eradication
India Present
Lebanon Present
Syria Present
Israel Present
Jordan Present

Type of Pest

  • Virus or Viroid

Host or Industry at Risk

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Solanum lycopersicum

Major Hosts

  • Capsicum L.
  • Capsicum annuum L.
  • Solanum lycopersicum L.
  • Solanum melongena L.

Threats to Protected Cultivation

  • Both protected crops and outdoor production

Forest Tree Pests and Pathogens

  • N/A

Further Information

PRA Availability

Germany (2018)

Regulation and EPPO listing

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Regulated quarantine pest (Great Britain). Regulated by emergency measures (Northern Ireland). EPPO Alert (2019)

Actions Indicated

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Action

Statutory action in line with legislation

General Comments

Virus of tomato identified in parts of Europe and beyond. Uncertainty about extent of distribution but legislation in place to mitigate against the risk of introduction.

Further Information

Uncertainty

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Key uncertainty for pest

Whether ToBRFV is seed-borne or not.

Climate

Current distribution

Hosts

Impact

Pathways

Regulation

Taxonomy

UK distribution