Professional Resources

Tools & Resources

The ABCs of Hepatitis Fact Sheet
image of front page This two page table on Hepatitis A, B, and C provides an overview of statistics, transmission, risk factors, clinical features, screening, testing and vaccination recommendations.
Color [PDF- 2 pages] Black-White [PDF- 2 pages]

The Pink Book -Epidemiology & Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Image of cover page Includes a description of the disease, pathogenesis, clinical features, laboratory diagnosis, medical management, epidemiology, risk factors, trends in the United States, vaccine details, vaccination schedule and use, contraindications and precautions to vaccination, adverse reactions following vaccination, vaccine storage and handling, and reference or publications.
Hepatitis A Chapter [PDF - 14 pages]

Viral Hepatitis Serology Training
This training includes an animated video with voiceover that covers the serologic tests for hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection, the serological diagnosis of HAV, the meanings of serologic markers, and interpret serologic test results.
Training access

Major Guidelines

Prevention of Hepatitis A Through Active or Passive Immunization:
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
MMWR 2006;55(RR-7) [PDF - 30 pages]