Taxonomy

Family: Geminiviridae

Genus: Begomovirus

Realm: Floreoviria

Kingdom: Shotokuvirae

Phylum: Cressdnaviricota

Class: Repensiviricetes

Order: Geplafuvirales

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Host Range

Main Hosts:
Manihot esculenta

Other Hosts:
Datura ferox, Datura stramonium, Hewittia sublobata, Jatropha multifida, Laportea aestuans, Manihot glaziovii, Nicandra physalodes, Nicotiana benthamiana, Nicotiana clevelandii, Nicotiana debneyi, Nicotiana glutinosa, Nicotiana rustica, Nicotiana tabacum, Solanum nigrum

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Geographic Distribution

Neighboring countries:
Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, Congo-Brazza, Central African Republic, Burundi

Provinces (DRC):
Haut-Katanga, Ituri, Kasai-Oriental, Kinshasa, Kongo-Central, Kwilu, Mongala, North Ubangi, South Kivu, South Ubangi, Tshopo

Disease Information

Disease: Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD), Sina uruma
Symptoms: Leaf mosaic, dwarfism, deformed leaves, reduced yield

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Transmission

Modes:
Mechanical inoculation ; transmitted by grafting

Vectors:
Aleyrodidae = Bemisia tabaci (persistent)

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Additional Information

ICTV ID: ICTV19981390

Genome: ssDNA(+/-)

Status:

ViralZone: View

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References

• Neuenschwanderet al., 2002 and Bisimwa et al., 2012