Hepatitis A infection: prevention and control guidance
Guidance to help public health professionals manage hepatitis A infections and recommendations for pre-exposure immunisation.
Updates to this page
- From:
- UK Health Security Agency
- Published:
- 1 November 2009
- Last updated:
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13 February 2026
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Added translations of information sheet.
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Links to translations of the hepatitis A vaccination leaflet and poster have been added.
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Added: hepatitis A vaccination poster and leaflet.
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Added new version of information sheet.
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Added updated guidance and forms.
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Removed temporary recommendation documents.
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Updated the hepatitis A vaccine options in the adult and children's temporary vaccination recommendations.
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Added Hepatitis A vaccination in children temporary recommendations.
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Updated to add temporary hepatitis A vaccination in adults recommendations.
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Updated guidance on the public health management of hepatitis A infection based on review of epidemiology and and literature.
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Updated pre-exposure immunisation recommendations.
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Documents
Hepatitis A: public health management guidance
Ref: UKHSA publication gateway number GOV-14802
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Hepatitis A: contact immunisation letter to GP
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MS Word Document, 85.6 KB
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Hepatitis A: school staff immunisation letter
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MS Word Document, 85 KB
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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
Ref: UKHSA publication gateway number GOV-14802
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Hepatitis A: oral fluid request form
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Hepatitis A: oral fluid test instructions (poster)
Ref: UKHSA publication gateway number GOV-14802
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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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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.