A total of 804 people died of infectious diseases in China in November with tuberculosis (TB) being the top killer, according to the latest national epidemic report.

A total of 317,975 cases of infectious diseases were reported last month, 13,803 more than in October, said the report released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.

About 87.8 percent of the total incidence cases were caused by TB, hepatitis B, bacterial and amebic dysenteries, gonorrhea and lues.

The top five killer diseases were tuberculosis (TB), hydrophobia,hepatitis B, AIDS and newborn tetanus, accounting for 88.31 percent of all reported deaths, the report said.

Source: Xinhua