Canadian Pest Risk Assessment - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has assessed the risk Phytophthora ramorum poses to Canada. The Risk Assessment document is available by contacting the CFIA directly at: Plant Health & Production Division Canadian Food Inspection Agency 59 Camelot Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0Y9
Tel: 613/225-2342
Fax:613/228-6601 1-800/442-2342
For more information, here are some other useful links from Canada:
CFIA's Plant Health Risk Asessment Unit's publication: Hosts of Phytophthora ramorum (with notes on grographical distribution and mating types) - Causal Agent of Sudden Oak Death. Full text of document available at: http://www.suddenoakdeath.org/pdf/P.ramorum.hosts.June.2003.pdf
United Kingdom - Pest Risk Analysis: The November 2007 Datasheet, which replaces the 15 October 2003 PRA for the UK, is a precursor to the production of the EU PRA and can be viewed at http://www.suddenoakdeath.org/pdf/pram_PRA_UK.pdf
European Union - Pest Risk Analysis: The overall objective of the project Risk Analysis for Phytophthora Ramorum (RAPRA) is to produce a European Pest Risk Analysis for Phytophthora ramorum including risk management strategies and contingency plans applicable to the pathogen within the European Union. The Pest Risk Analysis is the key deliverable in this project.
About the Task Force. Created in August 2000, the California Oak Mortality Task Force (COMTF) is a nonprofit organization, under the California Forest Pest Council, that brings together public agencies, other nonprofit organizations and private interests to address the issue
of elevated levels of oak mortality. The Task Force will implement a comprehensive and unified approach for research, management, education and public policy. Copyright 2004, COMTF
