Hepatitis A infection: prevention and control guidance
Guidance to help public health professionals manage hepatitis A infections and recommendations for pre-exposure immunisation.
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- UK Health Security Agency
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- 1 November 2009
- Last updated
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Hepatitis A: public health management guidance
Ref: UKHSA publication gateway number GOV-14802
PDF, 1.21 MB, 82 pages
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Hepatitis A: contact immunisation letter to GP
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Hepatitis A: school staff immunisation letter
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Hepatitis A: parent information letter
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Hepatitis A: parent immunisation consent letter
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Hepatitis A: oral fluid cover letter
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Hepatitis A: oral fluid request form
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Hepatitis A: oral fluid test instructions (poster)
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This guidance has been developed to aid the public health management of hepatitis A infection. It aims to reduce the occurrence of secondary infections and to prevent and control outbreaks.
The guidance has been developed based on a review of the current epidemiology of hepatitis A in England, and a review of the literature on the efficacy of human normal immunoglobulin (HNIG) and hepatitis A vaccine for post-exposure prophylaxis.
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Published 1 November 2009
Last updated 2012 FebruaryDecember 2024
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2026-02-13 16:02
Added translations of information sheet.
2026-02-02 10:07
Links to translations of the hepatitis A vaccination leaflet and poster have been added.
2025-12-15 10:09
Added: hepatitis A vaccination poster and leaflet.
2025-12-12 09:30
Added new version of information sheet.
2024-02-20 09:30
Added updated guidance and forms.
Hepatitis A: public health management guidance
Ref: UKHSA publication gateway number GOV-14802
PDF, 1.21 MB, 82 pages
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Hepatitis A: contact immunisation letter to GP
Ref: UKHSA publication gateway number GOV-14802
MS Word Document, 85.6 KB
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Hepatitis A: school staff immunisation letter
Ref: UKHSA publication gateway number GOV-14802
MS Word Document, 85 KB
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Hepatitis A: parent information letter
Ref: UKHSA publication gateway number GOV-14802
MS Word Document, 85.2 KB
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Hepatitis A: parent immunisation consent letter
Ref: UKHSA publication gateway number GOV-14802
MS Word Document, 85.1 KB
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Hepatitis A: oral fluid cover letter
Ref: UKHSA publication gateway number GOV-14802
MS Word Document, 98.3 KB
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Hepatitis A: oral fluid request form
Ref: UKHSA publication gateway number GOV-14802
PDF, 154 KB, 1 page
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Hepatitis A: oral fluid test instructions (poster)
Ref: UKHSA publication gateway number GOV-14802
PDF, 4.65 MB, 1 page
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Details
This guidance has been developed to aid the public health management of hepatitis A infection. It aims to reduce the occurrence of secondary infections and to prevent and control outbreaks.
The guidance has been developed based on a review of the current epidemiology of hepatitis A in England, and a review of the literature on the efficacy of human normal immunoglobulin (HNIG) and hepatitis A vaccine for post-exposure prophylaxis.
Updates to this page
Published 1 November 2009
Last updated 2012 FebruaryDecember 2024
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2026-02-13 16:02
Added translations of information sheet.
2026-02-02 10:07
Links to translations of the hepatitis A vaccination leaflet and poster have been added.
2025-12-15 10:09
Added: hepatitis A vaccination poster and leaflet.
2025-12-12 09:30
Added new version of information sheet.
2024-02-20 09:30
Added updated guidance and forms.
Details
This guidance has been developed to aid the public health management of hepatitis A infection. It aims to reduce the occurrence of secondary infections and to prevent and control outbreaks.
The guidance has been developed based on a review of the current epidemiology of hepatitis A in England, and a review of the literature on the efficacy of human normal immunoglobulin (HNIG) and hepatitis A vaccine for post-exposure prophylaxis.
Updates to this page
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Update history
2026-02-13 16:02
Added translations of information sheet.
2026-02-02 10:07
Links to translations of the hepatitis A vaccination leaflet and poster have been added.
2025-12-15 10:09
Added: hepatitis A vaccination poster and leaflet.
2025-12-12 09:30
Added new version of information sheet.
2024-02-20 09:30
Added updated guidance and forms.