Russian Authorities Order Destruction of Vaccine Batch Linked to Mass Dog Deaths
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The specialists of the All-Russian State Centre for Quality and Standardization of Medicines for Animals and Forage...
EADaily, September 16, 2026. A month ago, dog owners began to complain in the media and social networks about the death of animals after vaccination. Now Rosselkhoznadzor experts have found the reason: it was found in a deadly virus that was contained in the vaccine.
Multikan-8 vaccine batch recalled after linked to 300 dog deaths
Russian agricultural watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has ordered the immediate withdrawal and destruction of a specific batch of the Multikan-8 vaccine. The 20th series of the drug, which has an expiration date of January 2028, failed quality control tests. The manufacturer, Vetbiokhim, is currently managing the recall process. The Multikan-8 vaccine is designed to prevent rabies and canine coronavirus enteritis. However, this particular batch has bee…
Russian authorities order destruction of vaccine batch linked to mass dog deaths
Rosselkhoznadzor, Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, has ordered the recall and destruction of batch No. 20 of the “Multikan-8” vaccine, which has been linked to dog deaths. The agency sent the order in a letter (.pdf) to the vaccine’s manufacturer, the company “Vetbiokhim,” and published the document on its website.
After numerous reports of dog deaths and irregularities in the production of the drug, Rosselkhoznadzor announced that the authorities had decided to take out and destroy the 20th series of Multican 8 drugs, which had resulted in the death of dogs, would have to be destroyed. The producer of the vaccine, Vetbiochim, had already been notified of the request for disposal documents. It was noted that this was the 20 series, which had an age of 01.2…
Rosselkhoznadzor has ordered that the 20th series of vaccines be removed from circulation and destroyed.
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