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Hepatitis A in Florida

Hepatitis A information line

 


March Key Points

14 cases
7% of cases linked to other cases
30-39 year olds have had the highest incidence
71% of cases were not up-to-date. 7% had unknown vaccination status


The number of reported hepatitis A cases in March is stable from the previous month and was below the previous 5-year average.

A graph showing a summary of hepatitis A cases reported by month in 2023 as compared to the previous 5-year average. In March 2025, 14 cases of hepatitis A were reported, which is below the previous 5-year average.

In March 2025, 14 hepatitis A cases were reported in 4 counties, outlined in black in the map below. From January 2025 through March 2025, the average county rates were lowest in northwest Florida.

A map showing the previous 3-month average hepatitis A rates per 100,000 population. Counties with one or more cases reported in March are: Broward Miami-Dade Orange Palm Beach Counties with a rate of 0.02-0.12 per 100,000 population are: Broward Miami-Dade Duval Hendry Highlands Hillsborough Indian River Counties with a rate of 0.13-0.37 per 100,000 population are: Lee Manatee Marion Orange Counties with a rate of 0.38-0.94 per 100,000 population are: Palm Beach St. Johns

In 2025, 42 hepatitis A cases † were reported.
†CDC MMWR report year

A graph showing a summary of the total number of hepatitis cases reported by year. In total for each year there have been: 1,021 in 2020; 203 in 2021, 319 in 2022, 100 in 2023, 121 in 2024, and 42 in 2025.

The best way to prevent hepatitis A infection is through vaccination. In March 2025, 71% of cases were not up-to-date on hepatitis A vaccinations and 7% had unknown vaccination status. Since 2006, hepatitis A vaccine has been recommended for all children at age 1 year. Hepatitis A vaccine is also recommended for certain adult high-risk groups, including persons using injection and non-injection drugs, persons experiencing homelessness, and men who have sex with men. To learn more about the hepatitis A vaccine, talk to your doctor or visit: CDC.gov/Vaccines/HCP/VIS



In March 2025, one case was epidemiologially (epi) linked to another case.

In March 2025, there was an average of 2 contacts to reported cases. Contacts are those who were exposed to the virus and recommended prophylaxis for illness prevention.

A graph showing a bar graph of total cases compared to epi-linked cases. In March 2025, 1 case was epi-linked to another case.