title: Hepatitis A - prevention in travellers.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Hepatitis A is the second most common vaccine preventable infection in travellers. Highly effective vaccines exist for its prevention for travellers from 12 months of age, including last minute travellers and those in special risk groups.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Information about hepatitis A infection, its epidemiology and existing vaccine options is presented for use in travel related consultations in general practice.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Most travellers at risk of hepatitis A should be vaccinated, as the vaccine is a safe and effective means of prevention. Combination vaccines - hepatitis A/hepatitis B and hepatitis A/typhoid - aim to facilitate the vaccination process for travellers, who are often also at risk of exposure to hepatitis B and typhoid fever.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Queensland.
authors.forename: Cora A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: Amy A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Neilson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D022362:Hepatitis A Vaccines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017957:Hepatitis A Virus, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014195:Travel; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D022362:Hepatitis A Vaccines