# Russia’s top-selling dog vaccine linked to spate of pet deaths nationwide

https://mins.news/en/item/62555

- euronews, 2026-09-17 11:49 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/09/17/russias-top-selling-dog-vaccine-linked-to-spate-of-pet-deaths-across-the-country

> Russia’s state veterinary regulator confirmed that batch 20 of Multican-8 contained live Aujeszky’s disease virus, which is typically fatal to dogs. Owners in at least 10 Russian regions have reported hundreds of deaths since August.

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