India, May 27 -- Russia has claimed to have developed a vaccine that may offer protection against Bundibugyo, the rare Ebola strain currently upticking cases in Central Africa.

The announcement on the vaccine was made by Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko, as per an X post by the Russian Embassy in South Africa.

Speaking on the effectiveness of the vaccine, the X post said: "According to the Russian scientists, the vaccine may also protect against the rare Bundibugyo strain linked to the outbreak in the #DRC."

Meanwhile, As a deadly Ebola strain continues to spread in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with cases confirmed in neighbouring Uganda, the UN aviation agency is urging governments and flight operators to closel...