Skip Global navigation and goto content

It's a New Day in Public Health.

The Florida Department of Health works to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts.

Skip MegaMenu and goto content
Megamenu requires javascript to be enabled in your browser.
Left navigation requires javascript to be enabled in your browser.
Enter the following to confirm subscription:

Hepatitis A in Florida

Hepatitis A information line

 


August Key Points

7 cases
0% of cases linked to other cases
30-39 year olds have had the highest incidence
57% not up-to-date and 14% had unkown vaccination status


In August 2024, 7 hepatitis A cases were reported in 5 counties. The number of reported hepatitis A cases in August decreased 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 August 2024, 7 cases of hepatitis A were reported, which is below the previous 5-year average.

In 2024, 72 hepatitis A cases were reported.

A graph showing a summary of the total number of hepatitis cases reported by year with an emphasis on 2019. In total for each year there have been: 276 in 2017; 548 in 2018; 3,392 in 2019; 1,021 in 2020; 203 in 2021, 319 in 2022, 100 in 2023, and 72 in 2024.

The best way to prevent hepatitis A infection is through vaccination. In August 2024, 57% of cases were not up-to-date on hepatitis A vaccinations and 14% of cases had unknown hepatitis A 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, homeless people, and men who have sex with men. Learn more about the hepatitis A vaccine.



In August 2024, 0 cases were epidemiologially (epi) linked to another case. From January to August 2024, 4 cases were epidemiologically (epi) linked to another case.

In August 2024, 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. From January 2024- August 2024, 4 cases were epi-linked to another case.