Health Minister 'Russia Develops Vaccine Against New Ebola Strain'

The Russian Embassy in South Africa said that Russian scientists have developed a vaccine against a new Ebola virus strain. 

The embassy stated that Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko made the announcement. According to the embassy, the vaccine may also provide protection against the rare Bundibugyo strain linked to the outbreak in Democratic Republic of the Congo. 

Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO), under the International Health



Regulations (IHR) 2005, on May 17 determined the situation to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) following Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.

According to a press release issued by India?s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) also declared the ongoing Bundibugyo strain Ebola outbreak affecting Congo and Uganda as a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS).