# Russia’s veterinary watchdog finds live pseudorabies virus in dog vaccine batch linked to mass deaths

https://mins.news/en/item/61634

- Meduza, 2026-09-16 20:38 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/16/russia-s-veterinary-watchdog-finds-live-pseudorabies-virus-in-a-dog-vaccine-batch-linked-to-mass-deaths

> Russia’s veterinary watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, says it found live Aujeszky’s disease virus in samples from batch No. 20 of the Multikan-8 dog vaccine collected in Yaroslavl region. The agency said this confirms a causal link to mass dog deaths. The 60,000-dose batch was ordered destroyed; manufacturer Vetbiokhim recalled four batches and offered compensation without acknowledging the link.

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