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
15 December 2025 — See all updates

Documents

Hepatitis A: public health management guidance

Ref: UKHSA publication gateway number GOV-14802

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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

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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.

Download or order the hepatitis A vaccination poster using product code 65363BEN001.

Downloaded or order the hepatitis A vaccination leaflet using product code 65363CEN001.

Updates to this page

Published 1 November 2009
Last updated 15 December 2025 show all updates

  1. Added: hepatitis A vaccination poster and leaflet.

  2. Added new version of information sheet.

  3. Added updated guidance and forms.

  4. Removed temporary recommendation documents.

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

  6. Added Hepatitis A vaccination in children temporary recommendations.

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

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

  9. Updated pre-exposure immunisation recommendations.

  10. First published.

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