Russia begins testing Ebola vaccine on primates
Russia has begun testing an Ebola virus vaccine on primates, Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova said Monday, Sputnik reported.
“All of the necessary testing is continuing and several Russian vaccines are being developed, and some of those are being tested on primates,” Skvortsova said.
According to the minister, the risk of Ebola coming to Russia has not increased.
According to the estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), over 5,100 from the over 14,400 confirmed, likely and suspected cases have been lethal.