First report and preliminary evaluations of cassava brown streak-like root necrosis in Congo Republic
In the last 10 years, the Cassava Brown Streak Disease has spread across Africa from the east coast of Africa to central Africa. Similar root necrosis to cassava brown streak disease have also been identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo where the first symptoms were identified in 2002 in Kinshasa and Central Kongo province. In 2012, the presence of cassava brown streak disease was confirmed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. All attempts since 2002 in western Democratic Republic of Congo to identify the cause of these root necrosis failed.