# Russian authorities order destruction of vaccine batch linked to mass dog deaths

https://mins.news/en/item/60859

- Meduza, 2026-09-16 11:50 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/16/russian-authorities-order-destruction-of-vaccine-batch-linked-to-mass-dog-deaths

> Russia’s veterinary watchdog has ordered the recall and destruction of batch No. 20 of Vetbiokhim’s Multikan-8 vaccine, which dog owners have linked to at least 300 deaths across several regions. Official figures are unavailable, and Vetbiokhim denies contamination with the Aujeszky’s disease virus.

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