Buryatia has declared a state of high alert due to a pasteurellosis outbreak.

A state of high alert has been established in six districts: Mukhorshibirsky, Bichursky, Zaigraevsky, Kyakhtinsky, Kizhinginsky, and Yeravninsky, which border the Zabaykalsky Krai. Veterinary checkpoints are in operation around the clock on the roads leading out of this region, monitoring transported animals and products. Pasteurellosis is an infectious disease dangerous to cattle, small ruminants, pigs, and other farm animals. it is transmitted by airborne droplets and can cause mass mortality.