Undiagnosed — Iraq
A “dangerous disease” has hit the country’s tomato produce. The epidemic seems to have hit in the southeastern [province] of Al-Basra [and] has caused thousands of tonnes of tomatoes to turn rotten. The reason for the epidemic is still unknown.
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Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
[A number of tomato diseases have been reported from the region, many of them can also affect potatoes and other solanaceous crops. Rotting of tomato fruits, both pre- and postharvest, can be due to a number of
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