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Viruses with Common Name: East African cassava mosaic virus (EACMV0)

Begomovirus manihotisafricaense

Taxonomy
Family: Geminiviridae
Genus: Begomovirus
Subgenus: -
Species: Begomovirus manihotisafricaense
Hosts & Location
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
Host in DRC: Manihot esculenta
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

Additional Info
Common Name: East African cassava mosaic virus (EACMV0)
ICTV ID: ICTV19981390
Genome: ssDNA(+/-)
Status: -
ViralZone: View

Diseases & Transmission
Diseases: Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD), Sina uruma
Symptoms: Leaf mosaic, dwarfism, deformed leaves, reduced yield
Transmission Modes: Mechanical inoculation ; transmitted by grafting
Vectors: Aleyrodidae = Bemisia tabaci (persistent)

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