Russia, Nicaragua to Produce Vaccines Against Jungle Fevers - Ex-Ambassador

Anti-zika vaccines will be produced by a joint Russian-Nicaraguan venture soon, former Russian Ambassador to Nicaragua Nikolai Vladimir said Thursday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A joint Russian-Nicaraguan venture will develop and produce vaccines against jungle fevers, including Zika, Chikungunya and Dengue, former Russian Ambassador to Nicaragua Nikolai Vladimir said Thursday.

Russian Healthcare Minister Veronika Skvortsova demostrates Anti-Ebola fever vaccine packages at Gamalei Research Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology

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In November 2015, Russian Health Minister Veronika Skvortsova visited Nicaragua and reached an agreement with local authorities on the joint production of vaccines in the country.

"Jungle fevers are a big problem here [in Nicaragua] and it should be solved with the help of this joint venture. We have such an agreement," Vladimir told RIA Novosti.

He added that the first building of the joint enterprise was under construction.

According to Vladimir, Managua is expected to contribute one third of the joint project costs, or $7 million.

On February 1, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Zika outbreak a public health emergency because the virus was "spreading explosively" across the globe.

On January 28, Skvortsova said that Russia was developing anti-Zika vaccines.