Rice hoja blanca virus (RHBV) is the agent of the most important viral disease of rice in Latin America. The disease is found in Mexico, throughout Central America and the Caribbean region. In South America the disease is endemic to Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname, French Guiana and Guyana.
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