Russian President of the United States Vladimir Putin has announced that his nation ’s scientist have build up an effective anti - Ebola handling .   The validity of this title , however , remains in uncertainty since he has not offer any further details , scientific publications , or even stated if this is a treatment or vaccine .

State - operated news agencyRIA Novostiquoted Putin as saying “ we have good news ” as he give away that “ we have register a drug against Ebola , which after the corresponding tests has been shown to be extremely efficacious , more efficacious than the drugs used worldwide up to now . ”

The brevity of this argument raises a figure of questions , and until more is known about the nature of this supposed possible vaccine , as well as how clinical trial were conducted , many will have their doubts about Putin ’s surprising statement .

His claims come as the World Health Organization ( WHO ) declared the Ebola crisis in West Africaover , after no new infection were reported in the retiring 42 days . However , several countries in the region , including Liberia and Sierra Leone , have antecedently reached this milestone , only for the computer virus to later reappear . Therefore , while the intelligence is undoubtedly positive , it is deserving digest in head that the unnatural countries are not entirely out of the woods just yet .

The Ebola crisis has claim the lives of over 11,300 people in West Africa since the outbreak get down in December 2013 . Several attempt to get a vaccinum have been documented over the past two years , with some showing potential during clinical trial , although none have been approved as an good treatment for the computer virus .

Among the most promising of these was a vaccinum that   look to offer100 percent protectionagainst contagion , yet scientist have yet to build up a technique for actually curing those who have already contract the disease . Most of late , the first subject using theblood of Ebola survivorsto goody sufferers yielded dissatisfactory results .

As such , there remain a want for an effective vaccinum for the virus , and   if Putin ’s claim turns out to be legitimate , efforts to ensure Ebola does not yield to West Africa could find a significant boost .