Hepatitis A
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Fact sheet - Health conditions directory.
Hepatitis A (also known as infectious hepatitis) is an acute infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus.
Public health management guidelines
Notification
Pathology laboratories
Notification resources
- List of all Pathological, clinical and provisional diagnosis notifiable conditions
- List of Public Health Unit contacts
- Notifiable conditions report form for Queensland doctors/clinicians (PHA S70) or person in charge of a Hospital (PHA S71) (PDF, 77kB) - if faxing notification, follow up by phone.
Enhanced surveillance for public health units
- Case report form (PDF, 258kB) - used by public health units to collect and manage more detailed information for enhanced case surveillance.
Clinical guidelines
- Australian STI management guidelines - an online resource for primary care health professionals which provide concise information to support the prevention, testing, diagnosis, management and treatment of STIs.
Resources for health professionals
Immunisation
- Australian immunisation handbook - clinical guidelines for health professionals on the safest and most effective use of vaccines in their practice.
- Public Health Unit process for accessing Hepatitis A vaccine (PDF, 105KB) for unvaccinated contacts of a case.
Related information
- Contact tracing - information and resources for health professionals.
Epidemiological data and reports
Last updated: 5 June 2023
