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

Source: TASS

Russia’s federal veterinary watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, detected live Aujeszky’s disease virus in samples from batch No. 20 of the Multikan-8 vaccine, according to TASS.

The samples were collected in Russia’s Yaroslavl region. “This confirms a causal link between the mass deaths of dogs and their vaccination with Multikan-8 from batch No. 20, which was contaminated with an extraneous virus fatal to dogs,” Rosselkhoznadzor said in a statement.

Aujeszky’s disease, also known as pseudorabies, is an acute viral disease that affects the central nervous system in domestic and wild animals and is fatal in most cases.

In mid-August, dog owners began reporting in large numbers that their pets had died after receiving the Multikan-8 vaccine. The first reports came from the Yaroslavl region. The vaccine’s manufacturer, Vetbiokhim, recalled four batches. Rosselkhoznadzor ordered that batch No. 20, comprising 60,000 doses, be removed from circulation and destroyed. Vetbiokhim prepared settlement agreements with the affected owners. The company did not acknowledge a link between the dogs’ deaths and the vaccine but offered compensation to the owners of dogs that died.

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

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