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Hepatitis A Facts

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Facts and Guidelines to Help Prevent the Spread of Hepatitis A to Patients in Your Community

Your knowledge of the facts is the first step in helping to protect your at-risk patients during the ongoing hepatitis A outbreaks in the US.

 

Follow Guidelines From the CDC

CDC Guidelines

Hepatitis A Vaccine Recommendations2:

  • Persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
  • Persons experiencing homelessness
  • Persons with chronic liver disease (CLD)
  • Men who have sex with men
  • Persons who have an occupational risk for infection
  • Persons in settings for exposure, including health care settings targeting services to injection or non-injection drug users or group homes and nonresidential day care facilities for developmentally disabled persons
  • People who are not at risk but want protection

*See https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/ for up to date and complete information.

CDC Outbreak-Specific Considerations for Hepatitis A

During these ongoing outbreaks, CDC recommends vaccination against hepatitis A in populations with increased risk factors.1,4

According to the CDC, the following groups are at the highest risk for acquiring hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection or developing serious complications from HAV infection in these outbreaks.1,4

  • People who use injection or non-injection drugs
  • People experiencing unstable housing or homelessness
  • Men who have sex with men
  • People who are currently or were recently incarcerated
  • People with chronic liver disease (CLD), including cirrhosis, hepatitis B, or hepatitis C

 

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References

  1. Widespread person-to-person outbreaks of hepatitis A across the United States. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Reviewed May 3, 2021. Accessed May 5, 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/outbreaks/2017March-HepatitisA.htm.
  2. Nelson NP, Weng MK, Hofmeister MG, et al. Prevention of hepatitis A virus infection in the United States: recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, 2020. MMWR Recomm Rep. 2020;69(No. RR-5):1–38. Accessed May 5, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.rr6905a1
  3. Nationally notifiable infectious diseases and conditions, United States: weekly tables. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Accessed May 5, 2021. https://wonder.cdc.gov//nndss/static/2020/53/2020-53-table1p.html.
  4. Recommended adult immunization schedule, United States, 2021. Updated February 11, 2021. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Accessed May 5, 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/downloads/adult/adult-combined-schedule.pdf.