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Tuesday, 24 November 2009
Circular Details
Title: Hepatitis A: National Guidelines for Public Health Unit
Document ID: Operational Directive OD 0228/09
Date of Issue: Thursday, 5 November 2009
Status: Current
File Number(s): EHB-01939
Description: The purpose of this document is to advise public health staff that all State and Territory Health Departments have worked collaboratively to develop the national guidelines for the public health management of Hepatitis A
Category: Disease Control
Period of Effect: from 22 October 2009
Review Date: 23 July 2014
Authorised By: Dr Peter Flett, DIRECTOR GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, 22-Oct-2009
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Print Version: print version
Supersedes:
  OD 0074/07  (10-Oct-2007) :: Management of Hepatitis A
Related Websites:
Internet Link   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  ::  Hepatitis A after exposure
Internet Link   Public Health Agency of Canada  ::  Canadian Immunization Guide Seventh Edition - 2006 (Pre-exposure prophylaxis)
Internet Link   UK Communicable Disease & Public Health  ::  Control of Hepatitis A
Internet Link   Commonwealth of Australia Department of Health and Ageing  ::  Hepatitis A vaccine
Subject Terms: Communicable Disease  •  Infection Control  •  Infectious Diseases

Hepatitis A: National Guidelines for Public Health Unit

Hepatitis A: National Guidelines for Public Health Units

The purpose of this document is to advise public health staff that all State and Territory Health Departments have worked collaboratively to develop the national guidelines for the public health management of hepatitis A.

Hepatitis A is a notifiable disease and considered to be a high public health priority for public health staff with cases being followed up within one working day of notification.

Public health staff should follow the recommendations outlined in these national guidelines on receipt of suspected or confirmed hepatitis A cases.

Dr Peter Flett
DIRECTOR GENERAL
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

ATTACHMENTS:

this attachment in Adobe Acrobat format   [51KB]   APPENDIX 1
this attachment in Adobe Acrobat format   [175KB]   APPENDIX 2

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