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In the West Kazakhstan region, saiga antelopes are returning from wintering grounds sick and, according to farmers' reports, are infecting livestock. The vaccine does not protect domestic animals, and there is nowhere left to bury the saiga carcasses. The FB RK editorial team continues to monitor the epizootic situation in Kazakhstan.

In the public procurement system, a notice has been published for the purchase of licensed antivirus protection software for the needs of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NSC) for a sum of approximately 6 billion tenge. The procedure is being conducted using a special order, which limits the amount of data available for public scrutiny.

The FBEC editorial team continues its series of articles on pest control in the regions of Kazakhstan. This time, we are analysing the situation in the Almaty Region, where the treatment of green spaces ranges from a complete refusal to the combined use of biological and chemical preparations.

In Kazakhstan, the possible spread of foot-and-mouth disease is being discussed no longer as an external threat, but as an internal factor linked to wildlife. The trigger was video footage from the West Kazakhstan Region, where saiga antelopes displayed symptoms visually similar to this disease, which may indicate the infection has moved beyond controlled zones.

In the government procurement system, attention is drawn to the situation surrounding the distribution of 1 billion tenge by the Committee for State Material Reserves of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Two procurements of army tents with identical specifications and budget were conducted two months apart, and in both cases the procurements received the status of "completed".