“…5, 6 AGV2 infections have furthermore been identified in diverse locations, such as Italy, South Africa, The United States, Brazil and The Netherlands, suggesting a worldwide distribution. 5, 7, 8 Moreover, a study focusing on the detection of AGV2 as a contaminant of commercially available poultry vaccines identified the presence of AGV2 in 9 out of 32 live vaccines produced in Brazil, Canada and The Netherlands, 9 which may be an explanation for the widespread distribution of AGV2. Thus, exploration of the AGV2 epidemic and AGV2 infections is warranted, especially in poultry, one of its primary hosts.…”