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Czech Hepatitis A Outbreak Spurs Border Warnings as Cases Top 2,300

Traveler precautions move to the forefront of the response.

Overview

  • Czech authorities report 2,375 infections and 28 deaths in 2025, with Prague, Karlovy Vary, Middle Bohemia and Sokolov most affected.
  • Boží Dar on the German border issues a hygiene advisory for tourists and day-trippers, while Prague installs extra sanitizer stations and tightens cleaning on public transport.
  • Karlovy Vary’s regional hospital reports its infectious-disease ward near capacity, with 18 of 20 beds occupied.
  • Roughly 78% of patients have required hospital care, and health officials note infections across age groups including 185 cases among children aged five to nine.
  • EU partners have been notified via the ECDC, Germany’s RKI/STIKO recommend Hepatitis A vaccination for travel to Czechia, and Saxony assesses no current epidemiological danger to its population; Germany has logged 993 cases and six deaths this year.