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Health● ElevatedSep 17 · Sep 17, 2026, 11:49 AM

Russia's top-selling dog vaccine linked to spate of pet deaths across the country

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from EuroNews [en] · Eastern Europe

State veterinary regulator confirmed batch 20 of Multican-8 contained a live Aujeszky's disease virus — typically fatal in dogs — after owners across at least 10 Russian regions reported hundreds of deaths since August.

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