Guidance

Hepatitis A infection: prevention and control guidance

Guidance to help public health professionals manage hepatitis A infections and recommendations for pre-exposure immunisation.

From:
UK Health Security Agency
Published
1 November 2009
Last updated
213 February 2026 — See all updates

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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 information sheet

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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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Hepatitis A: oral fluid test instructions (text version)

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Hepatitis A vaccination resources: leaflet

Ref: UKHSA gateway number 2025015

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Hepatitis A vaccination resources: poster

Ref: UKHSA gateway number 2025016

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Hepatitis A information sheet: Albanian

Ref: GOV-20401

PDF, 157 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Amharic

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PDF, 172 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Arabic

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PDF, 243 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Bengali

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PDF, 238 KB, 3 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Chinese (simplified)

Ref: GOV-20401

PDF, 271 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Chinese (traditional)

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PDF, 274 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Farsi

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PDF, 239 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: French

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PDF, 156 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Gujarati

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PDF, 196 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Hindi

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PDF, 193 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Indian Punjabi

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PDF, 177 KB, 3 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Italian

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PDF, 157 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Kurdish Sorani

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PDF, 225 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Lithuanian

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PDF, 156 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Nepali

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PDF, 205 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Pahari

Ref: GOV-20401

PDF, 223 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Pakistani Punjabi

Ref: GOV-20401

PDF, 246 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Pashtu

Ref: GOV-20401

PDF, 278 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Polish

Ref: GOV-20401

PDF, 161 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Portuguese

Ref: GOV-20401

PDF, 154 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Romanian

Ref: GOV-20401

PDF, 152 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Shona

Ref: GOV-20401

PDF, 149 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Slovak

Ref: GOV-20401

PDF, 162 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Somali

Ref: GOV-20401

PDF, 164 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Spanish

Ref: GOV-20401

PDF, 155 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Sylheti

Ref: GOV-20401

PDF, 246 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Tagalog (Filipino)

Ref: GOV-20401

PDF, 152 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Tamil

Ref: GOV-20401

PDF, 199 KB, 3 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Tigrinya

Ref: GOV-20401

PDF, 175 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Turkish

Ref: GOV-20401

PDF, 157 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Ukrainian

Ref: GOV-20401

PDF, 160 KB, 2 pages

Hepatitis A information sheet: Urdu

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PDF, 245 KB, 2 pages

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.

You can view, download, or order printed copies of this poster for free from Find Public Health Resources using the product code: 65363BEN001

Translations of this poster are available in: Arabic, Bengali, Dari, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Pashto, Punjabi, Romanian, Romany, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.

You can view, download, or order printed copies of this leaflet for free from Find Public Health Resources using the product code: 65363CEN001.

Translations of the leaflet are available in: Arabic, Bengali, Dari, Gujarati, Hindi, Marathi, Pashto, Punjabi, Romanian, Romany, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.

Updates to this page

Published 1 November 2009
Last updated 213 February 2026 + show all updates

  1. Added translations of information sheet.

  2. Links to translations of the hepatitis A vaccination leaflet and poster have been added.

  3. Added: hepatitis A vaccination poster and leaflet.

  4. Added new version of information sheet.

  5. Added updated guidance and forms.

  6. Removed temporary recommendation documents.

  7. Updated the hepatitis A vaccine options in the adult and children's temporary vaccination recommendations.

  8. Added Hepatitis A vaccination in children temporary recommendations.

  9. Updated to add temporary hepatitis A vaccination in adults recommendations.

  10. Updated guidance on the public health management of hepatitis A infection based on review of epidemiology and and literature.

  11. Updated pre-exposure immunisation recommendations.

  12. First published.

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