Hanoi, July 6 -- Specifically, they include 15 Group A extremely dangerous infectious diseases, 47 Group B dangerous infectious diseases and 19 Group C less dangerous infectious diseases.
The list was updated with an aim to enhance the effectiveness of disease management and epidemiological surveillance, while enabling the implementation of prevention and control measures that are better aligned with the actual public health situation.
Accordingly, Group A means the diseases that are capable of spreading very rapidly and widely, have a high fatality rate, or are caused by pathogens that have not yet been clearly identified.
Group B comprises dangerous communicable diseases that are capable of spreading rapidly and may cause death. This c...