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Risk Background

Countries affected by Didymosphenia geminata (Didymo)

Effective 1 June 2017 to 20 November 2018

Didymosphemia geminata is reported or likely to occur in the following countries1.

Warnings and Information Notices
Information 1

Didymo countries are: Afghanistan, Argentina, Austria, Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia (Czech Republic), Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Macedonia, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales), United States of America, Uzbekistan.