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APHIS Posts New Phytophthora Ramorum Risk Assessment

APHIS’ Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) has posted "Risk of Phytophthora ramorum to the United States" which updates the 2008 pest risk assessment using current scientific information on the disease’s biology, ecology and epidemiology.

The document is available on the APHIS Phytophthora ramorum web page.

For more information contact William Wesela, PPQ National Policy Manager, at william.d.wesela@usda.gov