Detection of Airborne Plant Pathogens; Halting Epidemics Before they Start

• Published in: Outlooks on pest management Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 11 - 14
• Main Authors: West, Jon S., Atkins, Simon D., Fitt, Bruce D.L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Saffron Walden Research Information 01.02.2009; Research Information Ltd
• Subjects: Air Sampling; Diagnostics; Molecular Detection; Plant Pathogens; Spore Traps

History is full of examples of human, plant and animal diseases spread by airborne particles that have caused major social and economic impacts. Current concerns about the potential effect of the H5N1 influenza virus are partly founded on the influenza pandemic of 1918, which resulted in 20-50 milli...