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ArticleViruses2024

An Alarming Eastward Front of Cassava Mosaic Disease in Development in West Africa.

Mariam Combala, Justin S Pita, Michel Gbonamou, Alusaine Edward Samura, William J-L Amoakon, Bekanvié S M Kouakou, Olabode Onile-Ere, Seydou Sawadogo, Guy R Eboulem, Daniel H Otron and 4 more

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Mariam CombalaUFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan 22 BP 582, Côte d'Ivoire.
Justin S PitaUFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan 22 BP 582, Côte d'Ivoire.
Michel GbonamouInstitut de Recherche Agronomique de Guinée, Conakry BP 1523, Guinea.
Alusaine Edward SamuraDepartment of Crop Protection, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, Njala University, Njala Campus, Njala 1313, Sierra Leone.ORCID 0009-0004-2390-1538
William J-L AmoakonThe Central and West African Epidemiology (WAVE) for Food Security Program, Pôle Scientifique et D'innovation, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Bingerville 22 BP 582, Côte d'Ivoire.ORCID 0000-0003-2575-7408
Bekanvié S M KouakouUFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan 22 BP 582, Côte d'Ivoire.ORCID 0000-0002-7868-7362
Olabode Onile-EreThe Central and West African Epidemiology (WAVE) for Food Security Program, Pôle Scientifique et D'innovation, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Bingerville 22 BP 582, Côte d'Ivoire.
Seydou SawadogoThe Central and West African Epidemiology (WAVE) for Food Security Program, Pôle Scientifique et D'innovation, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Bingerville 22 BP 582, Côte d'Ivoire.ORCID 0009-0007-3783-3865
Guy R EboulemThe Central and West African Epidemiology (WAVE) for Food Security Program, Pôle Scientifique et D'innovation, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Bingerville 22 BP 582, Côte d'Ivoire.
Daniel H OtronUFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan 22 BP 582, Côte d'Ivoire.ORCID 0009-0009-4236-5212
John Steven S SekaUFR Biosciences, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan 22 BP 582, Côte d'Ivoire.
Angela EniThe Central and West African Epidemiology (WAVE) for Food Security Program, Pôle Scientifique et D'innovation, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Bingerville 22 BP 582, Côte d'Ivoire.
Cyrielle NdougonnaThe Central and West African Epidemiology (WAVE) for Food Security Program, Pôle Scientifique et D'innovation, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Bingerville 22 BP 582, Côte d'Ivoire.
Fidèle TiendrébéogoThe Central and West African Epidemiology (WAVE) for Food Security Program, Pôle Scientifique et D'innovation, Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Bingerville 22 BP 582, Côte d'Ivoire.ORCID 0000-0002-3619-3268

Funding

Gates Foundation INV-002969 (formerly OPP1212988)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Begomoviruses are a major threat to cassava production in Africa. Indeed, during the 1990s, the emergence of a recombinant begomovirus (East African cassava mosaic virus-Uganda, EACMV-Ug) resulted in crop devastation and severe famine in Uganda. In 2023, during a pre-survey of cassava farms at Forécariah, South-West Guinea, 22 samples showing peculiar cassava mosaic disease (CMD) symptoms were collected, and subsequent laboratory analysis confirmed the presence of EACMV-Ug in the samples. Deep analysis of DNA-A and DNA-B of the EACMV-Ug isolates from Guinea indicated that they are similar to those associated with the severe CMD epidemic in Uganda in the 1990s. Therefore, a country-wide survey was conducted throughout Guinea in April 2024 to evaluate the extent of the spread of EACMV-Ug in the country and to collect critical CMD epidemiological data. Findings showed a high whitefly population in Lower Guinea averaging 17 per plant; however, the data suggest a spread of EACMV-Ug via infected cuttings. High CMD incidence was found in Lower Guinea and Forest Guinea, whereas the highest CMD severity was observed in Forest Guinea (2.70 ± 0.06) and the lowest CMD severity was found in Middle Guinea (2.20 ± 0.05). Several cases of double and triple infections involving African cassava mosaic virus, East African cassava mosaic virus, East African cassava mosaic Cameroon virus, and EACMV-Ug were observed. EACMV-Ug was detected throughout Guinea, as well as from samples collected in 2022 in Kambia (Sierra Leone). The 63 accessions cultivated in Guinea that were assessed in this study were found susceptible to at least one of the viruses cited above. This study alerts us to an alarming situation in development in West Africa and provides scientific evidence to guide the rapid response needed to contain and stop the progression of EACMV-Ug in West Africa.

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BegomovirusManihotPlant DiseasesAfrica, WesternAnimalsDNA, ViralGuineaHemipteraPhylogenyUgandaDNA, ViralbegomoviruscassavaEACMVEACMV-UgGuineaSierra Leone

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PMCPMC11598864

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