USDA Confirms Citrus Disease in Texas and Louisiana (Aug 23, 2010) USDA. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service announced the presence of Elsinoë australis. This is the first detection in the U.S. of the fungal pathogen, which poses no risk to human health. Sweet orange scab is a fungal pathogen of citrus caused by Elsinoë australis that results in unsightly, scab-like lesions developing on fruit rinds and, less often, on leaves and twigs. The damage produced is superficial and does not affect internal fruit quality or taste. The disease was found as the result of surveys conducted under the USDA Citrus Health Response Program.
