s:525:"TI Minimizing the risk of spreading cocoa swollen shoot virus disease AU Gilmour, M. AU Crozier, J. AU Kouamé, C.R. AB CSSVD is a serious constraint to the production of cocoa in West Africa particularly in Ghana where the disease was first recognized in 1936. Several different strains of the virus exist and can cause defoliation dieback of the plant and severe yield losses. In susceptible varieties such as West African Amelonado cocoa the most severe strains of the virus can kill the plant within 2-3 years. ";