Prevalence of gyrovirus DNA in poultry products
We tested for the presence of DNA of CAV, AGV2/HGV and GyV4 in 14 skin samples and 14 muscle samples removed from chicken-wings sold for human consumption at food markets in Hong Kong. CAV and AGV2 were detected in all 14 and GyV4 in 10 of the homogenized chicken skin samples. CAV and AGV2 were detected in 12 of the homogenized meat samples while GyV4 was detected in 4 of the samples. No gyrovirus DNA was detected from the 90 eggs tested.