Moscow, May 27 -- The Russian Embassy in South Africa said that the Russian scientists have developed a vaccine against the new Ebola virus strain.

The embassy said that the Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko have made the announcement.

The embassy, citing the Russian scientists, said that the vaccine may also protect against the rare Bundibugyo strain linked to the outbreak in Congo.

Meanwhile, the World Health Organisation (WHO), under the International Health Regulations (IHR), 2005, on May 17, determined the situation to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) in light of the reported outbreaks of Ebola disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda

According to a press release issued ...