B08.0Other orthopoxvirus infections
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
May be used as the primary diagnosis
Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Complete code in the classification
Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.
- Official Vietnamese name
- Nhiễm virus orthopox khác
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Cowpox Orf virus disease Pseudocowpox [milker node] Vaccinia Excl.: monkeypox (B04)
Related B08 codes
B08
Other viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions, not elsewhere classified
B08.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Molluscum contagiosum
B08.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Exanthema subitum [sixth disease]
B08.3
Primary diagnosis candidate
Erythema infectiosum [fifth disease]
B08.4
Primary diagnosis candidate
Enteroviral vesicular stomatitis with exanthem
B08.5
Primary diagnosis candidate
Enteroviral vesicular pharyngitis
B08.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other specified viral infections characterized by skin and mucous membrane lesions
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
