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Hepatitis A in Florida

Hepatitis A information line

 


April Key Points

16 cases
19% of cases linked to other cases
30-39 year olds have had the highest incidence
69% of cases were not up-to-date. 19% had unknown vaccination status


The number of reported hepatitis A cases in April increased 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 April 2025, 16 cases of hepatitis A were reported, which is below the previous 5-year average.

In April 2025, 16 hepatitis A cases were reported in 6 counties, outlined in black in the map below. From February 2025 through April 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 April are: Miami-Dade Duval Hillsborough Lake Orange Polk Counties with a rate of 0.02-0.1 per 100,000 population are: Broward Polk Palm Beach Duval Orange Manatee Lake Lee Counties with a rate of 0.11-0.36 per 100,000 population are: Hillsborough Counties with a rate of 0.37-0.94 per 100,000 population are: Miami-Dade Hendry

In 2025, 58 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 58 in 2025.

The best way to prevent hepatitis A infection is through vaccination. In April 2025, 69% of cases were not up-to-date on hepatitis A vaccinations and 19% 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 April 2025, three casea were epidemiologially (epi) linked to another case.. From January to April 2025, seven cases were epidemiologically (epi) linked to another case.

In April 2025, there was an average of 1 contact 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 April 2025, 3 cases were epi-linked to another case.