In Kazakhstan, an outbreak of anthrax among the country's saigas has been reported.

Cases of foot-and-mouth disease have been observed among saigas in the territory of the West Kazakhstan Region (WKR) of Kazakhstan, which threatens the livestock of many neighboring countries. This was stated by the chairman of the association "Veterinarians of WKR," the director of the Kazakh Research Center for Veterinary and Biotechnology, Gaisa Absatirov. "Fresh cases of foot-and-mouth disease among saigas are currently noted in the zones of antelope habitation and migration in the territory of WKR. And if we consider the mobility and ability of saigas to travel long distances within even a single day, this presents an unpredictable threat to the livestock of many neighboring countries," Absatirov wrote on his Facebook page (banned in the Russian Federation, owned by the corporation Meta, which has been recognized in the Russian Federation as extremist). According to him, the Committee for Veterinary Control and Supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture needs to "organize, ...