VOV.VN - The Vietnamese Ministry of Health (MoH) has decided to urgently launch a national measles vaccination drive as the number of infections is increasing sharply in many localities throughout the country.

VOV.VN - Health professionals have asked people to stay vigilant though dengue fever is showing signs of waning across the country.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (HCDC) on July refuted rumours about an infection of diphtheria in the city, saying that information about the case on social media is incorrect.

VOV.VN - The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the northern Bac Giang province confirmed that another local resident has contracted diphtheria, a disease that has dangerous complications and especially a high death rate.

VOV.VN - Vietnam detected as many as 30,265 dengue infections in the past six months of the year, including three fatalities, down more than 30% in infection numbers and six fatalities fewer than the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has requested localities to strengthen avian influenza prevention measures after Vietnam recorded the first human infection with the subtype H9.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) has requested a number of localities to urgently contain ongoing bird flu outbreaks to prevent the virus spreading to the wider community.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health has raised warnings about the possible emergence of respiratory diseases in Vietnam as the number of acute respiratory infections from influenza A (H5/N1), and COVID-19 in regional countries such as China, Malaysia, Singapore, and Cambodia is increasing considerably.

VOV.VN - Veterinarians have culled dozens of pigs in Suoi Tan commune of Khanh Hoa province in central Vietnam after local pigs were infected with the African swine fever virus.

VOV.VN - The capital has seen another death caused by dengue fever this year amid infections continuing to rise in the city, according to the figures released by the municipal Centre for Disease Control (CDC).