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Hepatitis E
Hepatitis E
Statutory notification
Hepatitis E infection is a notifiable infectious disease in Western Australia.
See
notifiable communicable disease case definitions (Word 1.29MB)
.
Notifications should be made using the communicable disease notification form for
metropolitan residents (PDF 209KB)
or
regional residents (PDF 208KB)
.
For notification of regional residents see contact details of
public health units
.
See also description of
statutory medical notifications in Western Australia
.
Public health management
Important information
Infectious agent:
Hepatitis E virus (HEV).
Transmission:
Faecal-oral, water-borne, food-borne.
Incubation period:
15 to 64 days (usually 26 to 42 days).
Infectious period:
Period of communicability is not known. HEV has been detected in stools 14 days after the onset of jaundice.
Case exclusion:
Exclude for at least one week after onset of jaundice or two weeks after onset of symptoms (if not jaundiced). Extra exclusion may apply for high risk groups.
Contact exclusion:
Do not exclude. Contact management will be coordinated by Public Health staff.
Treatment:
Varies according to symptoms – refer to doctor.
Immunisation:
none available.
Case follow-up:
Is conducted by local
public health units (Healthy WA)
.
Guidelines
Guidelines for Exclusion of People with Enteric Diseases and their Contacts
OD 0490/14 Public Health Intervention for Sporadic Enteric Notifications (PDF 1MB)
Notifiable disease data and reports
Notifiable infectious disease dashboard
General infectious disease reports
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Public Health
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