Hepatitis E in pork products sparks warning to Cape Town consumers

, Korsman said more than one in four Western Cape residents had hepatitis E antibodies, and the study had pointed to a “plausible infective source”.

The virus had been identified in pigs in the Western Cape and Eastern Cape, he said, and was common in pigs in industrialised countries. “The risk of contracting the virus by way of pork products is higher when consuming undercooked or raw [meat],” he said.Korsman and colleagues from the University of Cape Town said there were other possible sources of hepatitis E that could explain the high level of antibodies in the Western Cape population.

“A possible reservoir not yet studied locally could be filter-feeding shellfish, as they feed on sewage entering the ocean. Such shellfish are regularly eaten in Cape Town,” said the report.

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