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Hepatitis A

Prevent infection with hepatitis A during the hajj

Drink safe water, follow food hygiene and wash your hands regularly with soap and water to prevent hepatitis A and other food- and waterborne diseases while travelling.

See how to prevent diseases while travelling

Threats and outbreaks

Hepatitis A can be transmitted through contaminated water, food and via the faecal–oral route among close contacts (e.g. household contacts, sexual contacts, day-care centres or schools).

See current threats of hepatitis A

News

Staying healthy during Pride season: practice safer sex and check vaccination status

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Publication

Rapid risk assessment: Public health risks related to communicable diseases during the hajj 2019, Saudi Arabia, 9–14 August 2019

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Publication

Hepatitis A - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2016

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Data

Surveillance systems overview for 2017

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Publication

Rapid risk assessment: Public health risks related to communicable diseases during the hajj 2019, Saudi Arabia, 9–14 August 2019

Risk assessment -

Publication

Hepatitis A - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2016

Surveillance report -

Publication

Hepatitis A - Annual Epidemiological Report for 2015

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Publication

Communicable Disease Threats Report, 3-9 June 2018, week 23

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News

Staying healthy during Pride season: practice safer sex and check vaccination status

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News

Epidemiological update: Hepatitis A outbreak in the EU/EEA mostly affecting men who have sex with men

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News

Epidemiological update: hepatitis A outbreak in the EU/EEA mostly affecting men who have sex with men

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News

Epidemiological update: hepatitis A outbreak in the EU/EEA mostly affecting men who have sex with men

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Event

World Hepatitis Day 2019

28 Jul 2019
Sep 2017

Event

31st Congress of IUSTI-Europe on Sexually Transmitted Infections

31 Aug 2017 - 2 Sep 2017
Helsinki, Finland

Event

World Hepatitis Day 2017

28 Jul 2017

Event

World Hepatitis Day 2016

28 Jul 2016

Data

Surveillance systems overview for 2017

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Surveillance systems overview for 2016

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Surveillance systems overview for 2015

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World Hepatitis Day infograph

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Threats and outbreaks

Threats and outbreaks of hepatitis A

Surveillance and disease data

Facts

Hepatitis A is an acute infectious disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus, a small, non-enveloped hepatotropic virus classified in the genus Hepatovirus within the family Picornaviridae.

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Disease programmes and networks

Food- and waterborne diseases and zoonoses Programme

European Food- and Waterborne Diseases and Zoonoses Network (FWD-Net)

FWD Expert Exchange Programme

Peer-reviewed publications

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Travel-associated hepatitis A in Europe, 2009 to 2015

May 2018

Peer-Reviewed Publication

The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of screening for active tuberculosis among migrants in the EU/EEA: A systematic review

Apr 2018

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Hepatitis B/C in the countries of the EU/EEA: A systematic review of the prevalence among at-risk groups

Feb 2018

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Impact of hepatitis B vaccination on acute hepatitis B epidemiology in European Union/European Economic Area countries, 2006 to 2014

Feb 2018

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Estimating the scale of chronic hepatitis C virus infection in the EU/EEA: A focus on migrants from anti-HCV endemic countries

Jan 2018