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Hepatitis A
Find most of the information you need in these resources
Always refer to your local signed PGD's in practice, and remember the Green Book takes priority over the SPmC - and sometimes WHO takes priority over the Green Book! They don't always say the same!
Other useful links and further reading:
Recent Updates & News
13th May 2025: A timely reminder about the importance of hepatitis A vaccines and being careful with food and drink while away, even in seemingly 'low risk' places. In 2022, there were 4,548 cases reported across 30 European countries. Hepatitis A is spreading rapidly in the Czech Republic with 6 deaths so far. The country recorded 450 cases and six deaths from hepatitis A in the first four months of 2025, compared with 636 cases and two deaths all of last year.
JAN 2024 Green book chapter updated. Updated details on human normal immunoglobulin (HNIG) administration and Sanofi Pasteur's contact information
APRIL 2023 New UK-licenced vaccine! Sanofi released Avaxim Junior for the kiddos. Always nice to have more options.
Bits and bobs to casually drop into conversation
Did you know....
According to Travel Health Pro and the CDC
Each year there are an estimated 1.4 million cases globally
Hepatitis A is among the most common of the vaccine-preventable infections acquired during travel
The likelihood of having symptoms with Hepatitis A infection is related to the age of the infected person. In children aged <6 years, most (70%) infections are asymptomatic; jaundice is uncommon in symptomatic young children.
Among older children and adults, the illness usually lasts <2 months, but ≈10%–15% of infected people have prolonged or relapsing symptoms over 6–9 months.
During 2019 there were 503 confirmed laboratory reports of hepatitis A infection in England and Wales
