Dahlia Mosaic Virus?

SuzanneM

Happy 4th dahlia friends! My Fire Magic dahlia looks like there is something wrong with it. I googled common dahlia pests and viruses and it looks a lot like dahlia mosaic virus. Can anyone confirm? I dug it up already and will try repotting in a grow pot and will monitor, but would welcome any thoughts…

Teddahlia

SORT OF RELATED BUT NOT REALLY: Immunoengineering With Mosaic Viruses https://www.epicgardening.com/mosaic-virus/
Through genetic engineering techniques, researchers are leveraging the unique properties of mosaic viruses to help treat human diseases. There are multiple studies around the world researching the feasibility of using mosaic viruses as targeted nanoscale drug delivery systems to treat tumors. Both Tobacco Mosaic Virus and Cucumber Mosaic Virus have been tested in these studies. The engineered virus would retain its protein shell but instead of containing viral RNA or DNA, the capsule would contain the chemotherapy medication doxorubicin. The coat protein would also be enhanced with a layer of a serum albumin formulation to help the virus become more biocompatible in the human body and also direct it to target only the tumor cells.