Table 1.

List of Kazakhstani institutes participating in cooperative biological research (CBR).

Institute Name	Ministry	Mission
Kazakh Scientific Center of Quarantine and Zoonotic Diseases (KSCQZD)	Ministry of Health (MOH)	Lead science research center for Kazakh anti-plague stations.
National Center for Biotechnology (NCB)	Ministry of Education and Science (MOES)	Stimulate science for agricultural, environmental, and health applications; biotechnology transfer.
National Reference Veterinary Center (NRVC)	Ministry of Agriculture (MOA)	Control and surveillance of infectious diseases that affect animals and livestock.
Research Institute for Biological Safety Problems (RIBSP)	Ministry of Education and Science (MOES)	Performs research on various pathogens of animals and plants.
Scientific and Practical Center of Sanitary and Epidemiological Expertise and Monitoring (SPCSEEM)	Ministry of Health (MOH)	Control and surveillance of communicable and non-communicable diseases that affect people; protection of environment from pathogens.
Uralsk Anti-Plague Station (UAPS)	Ministry of Health (MOH)	Regional center for control of human infectious diseases.