According to a scientific opinion published by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) on Tuesday 11 July, domestic pigs are the main carriers of hepatitis E in the EU and it is the consumption of raw or undercooked pork or pork liver that is the main source of transmission of this hepatitis E liver infection to man.
Wild boars can also carry the virus, but meat from these animals is less commonly consumed, the EFSA opinion states. The opinion was written by EFSA's panel on biological...