Hundreds of trees are being cut down on a Devon estate to prevent the spread of a killer plant pathogen with no cure, site managers have said.

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This process is exacerbated when insects attack food crops, opening wounds in the plant that provide an opportunity for pathogen invasion.

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Unfortunately, because the international infrastructure concerning plant pathology is not well developed, the identification of a deliberate release of a pathogen is difficult to ascertain.

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The effective tracking of new and emerging diseases in the U.S. and throughout the world is critically needed to help make these determinations....Unfortunately, because the international infrastructure concerning plant pathology is not well developed, the identification of a deliberate release of a pathogen is difficult to ascertain.

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