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  • Second case of Panama banana disease confirmed in Australia

    Source: http://english.eastday.com/auto/east...ai8483094.html

    Second case of feared banana disease confirmed in Australia
    2015/4/9 15:46:37

    SYDNEY - A second case of a destructive disease affecting banana plants has been confirmed in Australia, dashing hopes that a recently confirmed outbreak would be isolated and threatening the country's A$550 million ($423 million) sector.

    The so-called Tropical Race 4 strain of Panama disease was found at a farm in Mareeba in the far north of Queensland, the local government said on Thursday.

    It comes a month after the discovery of the first case in Queensland at a farm in Tully. State biosecurity officials quarantined that farm and growers hoped the incident would prove to be isolated...
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