# Russia carries out another mass livestock cull amid disputed diagnosis

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- Meduza, 2026-09-08 15:46 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/09/08/russia-has-seen-another-mass-livestock-cull-over-a-disputed-diagnosis-an-earlier-outbreak-turned-out-to-be-foot-and-mouth-disease

> Authorities in Russia’s Irkutsk region have seized and killed livestock in several villages, citing lumpy skin disease. Farmers say many animals were not confirmed to be infected, while a veterinary epidemiologist says the symptoms may point to foot-and-mouth disease. Residents also oppose a burial pit dug in a riverbed near their villages.