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Maize and banana crops are under attack in Kenya and Uganda respectively. In Kenya, the maize crop in many parts of the country is being destroyed by a viral disease called Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN).
The disease, according to the Minister for Agriculture, Dr Sally Kosgei, is caused by a combined infections of two viruses; maize chlorotic mottle virus and either maize dwarf mosaic virus or wheat streak mosaic virus.
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