- 18 Jan 2018 Undiagnosed diseases, tomato & okra - Ghana: (UE)
- 18 Jan 2018 Poliomyelitis update (03): global (Afghanistan, Pakistan, Congo DR), violence
- 18 Jan 2018 Typhoid fever - Zimbabwe: (HA)
- 18 Jan 2018 Meningitis, meningococcal - USA: (OR) middle school student
- 18 Jan 2018 Glanders, equine - India: (UP), spread
- 18 Jan 2018 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (03): Asia (Yemen), WHO
- 18 Jan 2018 Measles update (05): Europe, Pacific-Asia, USA
- 18 Jan 2018 Obituary: Jeffrey P. Davis
- 17 Jan 2018 Hepatitis E - Namibia (02): (KH) fatal
- 17 Jan 2018 Yellow fever - Americas (04): PAHO/WHO Brazil
- 17 Jan 2018 Grapevine viruses: USA, Pakistan
- 17 Jan 2018 Listeriosis - South Africa (02): fatal, increasing incidence, ST6
- 17 Jan 2018 Avian influenza (16): Cambodia (PP) poultry, HPAI H5N1, OIE
- 17 Jan 2018 Red tide - Chile: (LG, AI)
- 17 Jan 2018 Buruli ulcer - Australia: (VI) changing epidemiology
- 17 Jan 2018 Corynebacterium ulcerans - Japan: (FO) fatal, disseminated, susp. zoonotic, 2016, RFI
- 17 Jan 2018 Salmonellosis, st I 4,[5],12:b:- and Newport - USA: frozen coconut, alert, recall
- 17 Jan 2018 Crimean-Congo hem. fever - East Africa: S Sudan (EL) susp, Uganda (NK) RFI
- 17 Jan 2018 Yellow fever - Americas (03): Brazil (SP)
- 17 Jan 2018 Avian influenza (15): India (KA) HPAI H5N8, poultry, OIE
- 16 Jan 2018 MERS-CoV (04): Saudi Arabia (RI) genomic evidence of camel role in transmission
- 16 Jan 2018 Zika virus (02): Americas, Europe, research, observations
- 16 Jan 2018 Japanese encephalitis - China: (HK) blood transfusion, 1st rep
- 16 Jan 2018 Tick bite - Nepal: (Kathmandu)
- 16 Jan 2018 Rabies (06): Americas (USA) human, bat, canine exposure
- 15 Jan 2018 Yellow fever - Netherlands: ex Brazil (SP)
- 15 Jan 2018 Lassa fever - West Africa: Nigeria
- 15 Jan 2018 Measles update (04): Europe, USA
- 15 Jan 2018 Avian influenza (14): South Africa, HPAI H5N8, tern
- 15 Jan 2018 Influenza, canine - Canada (02): H3N2, more canine cases
- 15 Jan 2018 Norovirus - USA: (WA) restaurant
- 15 Jan 2018 Hepatitis A - USA (04): (MI,KY)
- 15 Jan 2018 Salmonellosis, st. Agona - France (02): infant formula, more cases, add. recall
- 15 Jan 2018 Schmallenberg virus - Europe (02): Ireland (CN,LM,SO) bovine
- 14 Jan 2018 Leptospirosis - USA: (CA) canine
- 14 Jan 2018 Foodborne illness - Madagascar: (AS) sea turtle meat, fatal
- 14 Jan 2018 Avian influenza (13): Japan (KG) poultry, HPAI H5N6, OIE
- 14 Jan 2018 West Nile virus: neuropathogenesis
- 14 Jan 2018 Hantavirus - Americas (02): Argentina (ER) susp., RFI
- 14 Jan 2018 Angiostrongylus cantonensis - USA: (HI) task force
- 14 Jan 2018 Influenza, canine - USA: (WA) H3N2
- 14 Jan 2018 Mycoplasma bovis, bovine - New Zealand: national testing
- 13 Jan 2018 Bovine tuberculosis - Israel (02): (HD) bovine, human, control
- 13 Jan 2018 Poliomyelitis update (02): (Pakistan, Afghanistan, Congo DR)
- 13 Jan 2018 Trypanosomiasis (Chagas disease) - Brazil: Amazonas
- 13 Jan 2018 Avian influenza (12): Iraq (BB) HPAI H5N8, poultry, spread
- 13 Jan 2018 Fascioliasis - Somalia: (SD) caprine
- 13 Jan 2018 Influenza (04): WHO global update, multiple locations, preparedness
- 13 Jan 2018 Undiagnosed illness - Viet Nam: (QG) fatal, palmoplantar hyperkeratosis, resurg.
- 13 Jan 2018 Peste des petits ruminants - Burundi: (GI) ovine, caprine, OIE
- 12 Jan 2018 West Nile virus - Europe: France, equine, human, OIE
- 12 Jan 2018 African swine fever - Europe (02): Romania domestic, Latvia wild boar, OIE
- 12 Jan 2018 MERS-CoV (03): Saudi Arabia, new cases, research
- 12 Jan 2018 Measles update (03): Europe, Pacific, USA
- 12 Jan 2018 Dolphin morbilivirus, fatal - Brazil: (RJ)
- 12 Jan 2018 Rabies (05): Americas (USA) fox, susp., human exposure
- 12 Jan 2018 Avian influenza (11): S.Korea (CN) HPAI H5N6, poultry, spread, vaccine discussed
- 12 Jan 2018 Bovine tuberculosis - Israel: (HD) bovine, OIE
- 12 Jan 2018 Yellow fever - Americas (02): Brazil vaccination
- 12 Jan 2018 Foot & mouth disease - China (GZ): st O & A, livestock, OIE
- 12 Jan 2018 Trypanosomiasis - South Africa: ex Zambia (S Luangwa Natl Park)
- 11 Jan 2018 Rabies (04): Americas (USA, Brazil) bat, human, Milwaukee protocol
- 11 Jan 2018 Chronic wasting disease, cervid - USA (02): (TX) white tail
- 11 Jan 2018 Equine herpesvirus - North America: USA (NY) equine
- 11 Jan 2018 Cryptosporidiosis - Ireland: (LK)
- 11 Jan 2018 Hepatitis A - USA (03): (UT)
- 11 Jan 2018 Botulism - Canada: trout caviar, risk, expanded recall
- 11 Jan 2018 Sea star wasting syndrome - North America: (Pacific coast) update
- 11 Jan 2018 Influenza (03): Asia (Pakistan, Nepal)
- 11 Jan 2018 Brucellosis - Paraguay (02): (AS) veterinary school
- 11 Jan 2018 Kyasanur Forest disease - India (02): (GA)
- 11 Jan 2018 Undiagnosed die-off, kangaroo - Australia: (NS)
- 11 Jan 2018 New in IJID (01): January 2018
- 11 Jan 2018 Avian influenza (10): UK (England) wild bird, HPAI H5N6, OIE
- 10 Jan 2018 Chronic wasting disease, cervid - USA (01): (MO)
- 10 Jan 2018 E. coli EHEC - USA: O157, leafy greens
- 10 Jan 2018 Japanese encephalitis & other - India: (KA, UP)
- 10 Jan 2018 Rabies (03): Asia (Israel) wild, domestic, OIE
- 10 Jan 2018 Late blight, potato - Bangladesh: (RP)
- 10 Jan 2018 Hepatitis A - Brazil (03): (RJ)
- 10 Jan 2018 Scrapie, sheep - Iceland: (NV) OIE
- 10 Jan 2018 Salmonellosis - USA : frozen coconut, alert, recall
- 10 Jan 2018 Scabies - Liberia: susp., RFI
- 10 Jan 2018 Trichinellosis - Viet Nam: (LI)
- 10 Jan 2018 Hepatitis A - Brazil (02): (RJ)
- 10 Jan 2018 Die-off, flying fox - Australia: (NS) heat susp.
- 09 Jan 2018 Salmonellosis - Chile: (BI): mayonnaise
- 09 Jan 2018 Rabies (02): Asia (Israel) wild, domestic, spread, control measures
- 09 Jan 2018 Avian influenza (09): South Korea (CN) HPAI H5N6, poultry, spread
- 09 Jan 2018 Hepatitis A - Brazil: (RJ) RFI
- 09 Jan 2018 Yellow fever - Americas: Brazil (SP)
- 09 Jan 2018 Hepatitis A - EU: MSM, ECDC report
- 09 Jan 2018 MERS-CoV (02): Saudi Arabia
- 09 Jan 2018 Botulism, avian - USA: (Lake Michigan) waterfowl, ecology, 2010-2013
- 09 Jan 2018 Measles update (02): Europe, South America
- 09 Jan 2018 Undiagnosed illness - Kenya: (MM) o'nyong'nyong susp, RFI
- 09 Jan 2018 Avian influenza (08): Germany (BY) wild bird, HPAI H5N6, OIE, RFI
- 09 Jan 2018 Influenza, canine - Canada: ex Asia, H3N2, 1st rep
- 09 Jan 2018 Avian influenza, human (01): China (FJ) H5N6
- 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
- 08 Jan 2018 Salmonellosis, st. Agona - France: infant formula
- 08 Jan 2018 Avian influenza (07): Afghanistan wild bird HPAI H5, Iraq poultry HPAI H5N8, OIE
- 08 Jan 2018 Anthrax - Tanzania: 2006-2016
- 08 Jan 2018 Hantavirus - Americas (01): Argentina (BA) Chile (BB)
- 08 Jan 2018 Hepatitis A - USA (02): (CA,MI,UT)
- 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)
- 07 Jan 2018 Cutaneous & renal glomerular vasculopathy, canine - UK: etiology
- 07 Jan 2018 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (02): Africa, Asia
- 07 Jan 2018 Salmonellosis - Australia (02): (SA) bakery
- 06 Jan 2018 Diphtheria - Indonesia: fatal, more cases, vaccine campaign
- 06 Jan 2018 Syphilis - Japan: rising incidence, women, urban, 2017
- 06 Jan 2018 Hepatitis E - Namibia: (KH) fatal
- 06 Jan 2018 Tainted drug - USA (02): injectible arthritis gel, methylobacterium
- 06 Jan 2018 Avian influenza (05): Iraq (DI) poultry, susp, RFI
- 06 Jan 2018 Crimean-Congo hem fever - Uganda: (LW)
- 06 Jan 2018 Scrub typhus - India: (MZ) susp
- 06 Jan 2018 Chikungunya (01): Americas, Europe, Asia, research
- 05 Jan 2018 Bovine tuberculosis - USA: (NE) investigation proceeds
- 05 Jan 2018 Measles update (01): Asia, Europe
- 05 Jan 2018 Tainted drug - USA: injectable arthritis gel, alert, recall, RFI
- 05 Jan 2018 Schmallenberg virus - Europe: UK (Scotland) bovine
- 05 Jan 2018 Peste des petits ruminants - Palestinian Auth: ovine
- 05 Jan 2018 Avian influenza (04): Saudi Arabia, poultry, HPAI H5N8, spread
- 05 Jan 2018 Poliomyelitis update (01): global (Afghanistan)
- 05 Jan 2018 Diphtheria - Bangladesh: (CG) fatal, susp, Rohingya, ex Myanmar
- 05 Jan 2018 Kyasanur Forest disease - India: (GA)
- 05 Jan 2018 Liberibacter solanacearum, parsley - Australia: 1st rep (NS)
- 04 Jan 2018 Brucellosis - Paraguay: (AS) veterinary school, fatal
- 04 Jan 2018 Rabies (01): Asia (Israel) wildlife, livestock, human exp, spread
- 04 Jan 2018 Influenza (02): increased seasonal activity, USA, Europe, Asia
- 04 Jan 2018 Scrapie - USA: 2017 no cases
- 03 Jan 2018 Salmonellosis - Australia: (SA) bakery
- 03 Jan 2018 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (01): Africa, Asia
- 03 Jan 2018 Avian influenza (03): South Korea (CN) HPAI H5N6, poultry, spread
- 03 Jan 2018 Equine infectious anemia - France: (AM) OIE
- 03 Jan 2018 Avian influenza (02): Egypt, poultry, mixed H9, NDV, IBV
- 02 Jan 2018 Zika virus (01): Americas, research, observations
- 02 Jan 2018 MERS-CoV (01): Malaysia (ex KSA), Saudi Arabia, UAE (ex Oman)
- 02 Jan 2018 Pertussis (01): USA, Austria, New Zealand
- 02 Jan 2018 Avian influenza (01): Egypt, poultry, mixed infection susp, RFI
- 01 Jan 2018 Influenza (01): Pakistan (PB) H1N1
- 01 Jan 2018 Dengue/DHF update (01): Asia, Pacific, Africa, Europe, vaccine, research
- 01 Jan 2018 Ross River virus - Australia: (VI)
- 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)
- 31 Dec 2017 Hepatitis A - Brazil (02): (SP) MSM
- 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
- 30 Dec 2017 Undiagnosed illness - Afghanistan: (PK) RFI
- 30 Dec 2017 Chikungunya (50): Asia (Pakistan)
- 30 Dec 2017 Mumps update (37): USA, New Zealand
- 29 Dec 2017 Avian influenza (182): Saudi Arabia (RI) poultry, HPAI H5N8, spread
- 29 Dec 2017 Avian influenza (184): China (HK) wild bird, HPAI H5N6, OIE
- 29 Dec 2017 Avian cholera - USA (05): (TN) snow geese
- 29 Dec 2017 Avian influenza (182): Saudi Arabia (RI) poultry, HPAI H5N8, spread
- 29 Dec 2017 Avian influenza (183): Switzerland (BE) wild bird, HPAI H5N6, OIE
- 29 Dec 2017 Avian influenza (181): Russia (KT) poultry, HPAI H5N2, OIE
- 29 Dec 2017 E. coli EHEC - USA (39): relatedness to Canada isolates
- 29 Dec 2017 Fascioliasis - India: (JK)
- 29 Dec 2017 Amoebiasis - Kenya: (ME) RFI
- 29 Dec 2017 Measles update (58): Australia, Sweden, Serbia, Nepal
- 29 Dec 2017 Poliomyelitis update (47): Pakistan, global (Congo DR)
- 29 Dec 2017 Bovine tuberculosis - USA (11): (NE)
- 28 Dec 2017 Undiagnosed sudden decline, apple - USA
- 28 Dec 2017 Anthrax - India (19): (AD) humans, confirmed
- 28 Dec 2017 African swine fever - Europe (34): Ukraine, domestic swine, OIE
- 27 Dec 2017 Rabies (51): Africa (Egypt) Asia (Israel) animal, domestic, wildlife
- 27 Dec 2017 Avian influenza (180): Bangladesh (DH) crow, HPAI H5N1, OIE
- 27 Dec 2017 Avian influenza (179): China (HK) HPAI H5, wild birds
- 27 Dec 2017 Anthrax - Kenya (09): (NT) livestock
- 27 Dec 2017 Avian influenza (178): Taiwan (TA) poultry, LPAI H5N6, OIE
- 27 Dec 2017 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (137): Asia (Yemen)
- 27 Dec 2017 Avian influenza, human (82): human-animal interface, WHO
- 27 Dec 2017 Kyasanur Forest disease - India (16): (KA) fatal
- 27 Dec 2017 Influenza (35): WHO global update, USA, Canada, research agenda, treatment
- 27 Dec 2017 Sweet orange scab, citrus - USA: (AL)
- 26 Dec 2017 Leaf rust, soybean - Brazil: fungicide resistant strains
- 26 Dec 2017 Anthrax - India (18): (AD) humans, susp
- 26 Dec 2017 Human enterovirus D68 - Taiwan
- 26 Dec 2017 Avian influenza (177): China (HK) wild bird, HPAI H5N6, OIE
- 26 Dec 2017 Trichomoniasis, avian - UK: (England) bird population declines
- 26 Dec 2017 Botulism - UK (03): (Scotland) haggis, risk, recall
- 25 Dec 2017 Avian influenza (176): South Korea (CB) HPAI H5N6, poultry, spread
- 25 Dec 2017 Equine herpesvirus - North America (23): Canada (AB) equine
- 25 Dec 2017 Avian influenza (175): Iran, HPAI H5N8, poultry
- 25 Dec 2017 Hepatitis E - Namibia: (Windhoek)
- 25 Dec 2017 Hepatitis A - EU (05): MSM
- 25 Dec 2017 Anaplasmosis, human granulocytic - Canada: (AB) 2nd report
- 24 Dec 2017 Hepatitis A - USA (61)
- 24 Dec 2017 Cholera, diarrhea & dysentery update (136): Africa, WHO
- 23 Dec 2017 African swine fever - Europe (33): Russia (Crimea), wild boar
- 23 Dec 2017 Newcastle disease - France: (NC) poultry, pigeon, OIE
- 23 Dec 2017 E. coli EHEC - UK (07): (England) O157, ground beef
- 23 Dec 2017 Norovirus - UK: (England) nosocomial, shellfish source
- 23 Dec 2017 Avian influenza (174): Saudi Arabia (RI) poultry, HPAI H5N8, OIE
- 23 Dec 2017 Hepatitis A - USA (60): (WY)
- 23 Dec 2017 Crimean-Congo hem. fever - Afghanistan (03): 2017 cases, WHO
- 23 Dec 2017 Yellow fever - Africa (16): Nigeria, WHO
- 23 Dec 2017 Undiagnosed foodborne paralytic illness - New Zealand (02): (WK) NOT botulism
- 22 Dec 2017 Diphtheria - Yemen (05): fatal, WHO
- 22 Dec 2017 MERS-CoV (77): Saudi Arabia, camels, human, epidemiology, assessment
- 22 Dec 2017 Salmonellosis, st Agona - France (04): infant formula, WHO, worldwide recall
- 22 Dec 2017 Rocky Mountain spotted fever - Brazil (03): (MG) fatal
- 22 Dec 2017 Meningitis, meningococcal - USA (07): (OR) college, sg B
- 22 Dec 2017 MERS-CoV (76): Saudi Arabia (MK) WHO
- 22 Dec 2017 E. coli EHEC - Canada (14): O157, lettuce, fatal
- 21 Dec 2017 Hantavirus - Americas (59): Brazil (RS) yellow fever NOT
- 21 Dec 2017 Mumps update (36): USA (HI) school
- 21 Dec 2017 Plague - Madagascar (37): fatal
- 21 Dec 2017 Botulism - Sweden: (VG) susp imported beef, recall
- 21 Dec 2017 Avian influenza (173): Saudi Arabia (RI), poultry, HPAI H5N8, 1st case
- 21 Dec 2017 Poliomyelitis update (46): global (Pakistan, Afghanistan), Lake Chad Region
- 21 Dec 2017 Avian influenza (172): South Korea (CB, CN) HPAI H5N6, surveillance, epidemiology
- 21 Dec 2017 Angiostrongylus cantonensis - USA (05): (HI) reservoir
- 21 Dec 2017 Pilchard orthomyxovirus - Australia: (TS) farmed salmon
- 21 Dec 2017 Anthrax - China: (GS) bovine, human, query mosquito
- 21 Dec 2017 Foot & mouth disease - Palestinian Auth (06): (WE) ovine/caprine, st O, tt EA-3
- 21 Dec 2017 Diphtheria - Americas (02): PAHO epidemiological update
- 21 Dec 2017 Diphtheria - Bangladesh (03): (CG) fatal, susp, Rohingya, ex Myanmar
- 20 Dec 2017 Tick-bite fever - Nepal (02)
- 20 Dec 2017 Monkeypox - Africa (20): Nigeria
- 20 Dec 2017 Salmonellosis, avian - USA: (OR) songbird
- 20 Dec 2017 Legionellosis - Europe (14): Spain (PM) fatal, resort, investigation closed
- 19 Dec 2017 Salmonellosis, st Oranienburg - USA: (KS) ex Mexico, rattlesnake pills
- 19 Dec 2017 Poliomyelitis update (45): Pakistan, Afghanistan, Gabon
- 19 Dec 2017 Avian influenza (171): China (ZJ) HPAI H7N9, poultry, human
- 19 Dec 2017 Equine herpesvirus - North America (22): USA (WA) equine
Published Date: 2018-01-18 20:14:38
Subject: PRO/PL> Undiagnosed diseases, tomato & okra - Ghana: (UE)
Archive Number: 20180118.5569152
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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A ProMED-mail post
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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
A HealthMap/ProMED-mail map can be accessed at: http://healthmap.org/promed/p/24527.]
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A ProMED-mail post
http://www.promedmail.org
ProMED-mail is a program of the
International Society for Infectious Diseases
http://www.isid.org
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.
--
Communicated by:
ProMED-mail
<promed@promedmail.org>
[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
A HealthMap/ProMED-mail map can be accessed at: http://healthmap.org/promed/p/24527.]
See Also
2014----
Tomato yellow leaf curl virus - Ghana: (TV) 20140717.2616753
2007
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Undiagnosed disease, vegetable crops - Ghana (Volta): RFI 20071002.3253
and additional items on tomato and okra diseases in the archives
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