Disease on red currant bush?

A few of the branches of my red currant bush have little orange blobs. Although the bush is probably more than 12 years old, it is not something that I have noticed in previous years. Is this a disease that I need to worry about and, if so, what is the best way to get rid of this problem?

I have thought about removing this bush to replace it with a black currant bush, so would this be a good time to remove the bush? If it is, how would I ensure that the problem does not get passed onto a new bush?

Thank you in advance for your help,

Stephen Hartley

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 03/02/2017 @ 2:14 pm

This is a fungus called Coral Spot.
Treatment is removal of the diseased plant material.

This link has more information for you.

https://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/gardening-advice/plant-diseases/coral-spot-fungus ^[1]

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