Candidate of Veterinary Sciences, Full Professor at the Institute of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine Office: 8315 E-mail: e.mukhanbetkaliyev@kazatu.edu.kz

Sphere of scientific interests

Veterinary epidemiology, diagnosis of infectious animal diseases, forecasting and risk assessment.

Delivered disciplines

• Veterinary epidemiology
• Animal health protection in case of emergent infections
• Biological safety in especially dangerous animal diseases

The main directions of research

• The study of epidemiology and epizootological monitoring of the most relevant zoonotic infections in Kazakhstan
• Development of measures to reduce the epidemiological risks of the spread of zooanthroponoses
• Improvement of preventive measures for infectious animal diseases based on the use of information and communication technologies

Research projects

1) Head of Research «Development of measures to reduce the epidemiological risks of the spread of zooanthroponoses in Kazakhstan» under budget program 217 «Development of Science» (2023-2025);

2) Executive director of the research project «Epidemiology of avian influenza and the development of preventive measures based on methods of quantitative epidemiology and information and communication technologies» under budget program 217 «Development of Science» (2024-2026);

3) Research executive «Improvement of preventive measures against infectious animal diseases (using rabies as an example), based on the use of information and communication technologies» under budget program 217 «Development of Science» (2023-2025);

4) The contractor of the International Project 5M-24 «Epidemiological studies of common infectious diseases of herbivorous animals such as horses, cattle and sheep in Kazakhstan» (2024-2026) is funded by the Harbin Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences;

5) The executor of the International project «Creation of the reference laboratory of the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) on infectious anemia of horses». World Organization for Animal Health (WHOH), Paris (2025-2028);

6) The executor of the International Project «Prevention and Control of COVID-19 in Kazakhstan and Pakistan» (2024) was funded by the Wuhan Institute of Virology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences;

7) The research executive «To study the epizootological characteristics of the country's territory for particularly dangerous diseases and develop veterinary and sanitary measures to improve their effectiveness» under budget program 267 «Increasing the availability of knowledge and scientific research» (2021-2023);

8) Research contractor «Development and creation of scientifically based Smart farms (horse breeding, beef cattle breeding) using various at least 3 digital solutions for each area of digitalization implementation for the actual production tasks of agricultural entities and the formation of the necessary reference database for training farm and peasant farm staff and transfer digital knowledge for students» under the budget program 267 «Increasing the availability of knowledge and scientific research» (2021-2023);

9) Executive director for research and development «Transfer and adaptation of innovative technologies to optimize production processes on dairy farms in northern Kazakhstan» under budget program 267 «Increasing the availability of knowledge and scientific research» (2018-2020);

10) Executive in charge of research and development «Scientific support of veterinary welfare and food safety» under budget program 267 «Increasing the availability of knowledge and scientific research» (2018-2020);

11) Performer of the International Project KZ-35 «Monitoring of highly pathogenic swine fever viruses (HPSFV) in Kazakhstan». Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) The United States according to the intergovernmental agreement between the United States and the Republic of Kazakhstan dated October 3, 1995;

12) Research and development executive «Research on the heritability of genetic diseases of dairy and meat cattle» under budget program 055 «Scientific and/or scientific and technical activities» (2015-2017);

13) Executive director of the research project «Regionalization of the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan by categories of biological safety in especially dangerous infectious diseases of animals». according to the budget program: 249 Program «Creation of conditions for the development of animal husbandry and production, processing, sale of livestock products», 104 subprogram «Program-targeted financing of scientific research in the field of agro-industrial complex and environmental management» (2015-2017);

14) Research contractor «Development of an immunochromatographic test for the determination of anthelmintics in livestock products» under budget program 042 «Applied scientific research in the field of the agro-industrial complex» (2012-2014);

15) Research executive «Development of scientific foundations for effective monitoring, risk assessment and forecasting of socially significant zoonoses using GIS technologies» under budget program 055 «Scientific and/or scientific and technical activities» (2012-2014);

16) Research contractor «Development of therapeutic and feed forms (LCF) with antiparasitic drugs for the prevention of gadfly infestations (hypodermatosis, estrosis, rhinestrosis, gastrophylosis) of farm animals (cattle, sheep, horses)» (2012-2014);

17) Research executive «Development of the optimal variant and production of pharmaceutical forms with anthelmintic preparations for the prevention of invasive diseases of farm animals» under the budget program 042 «Applied scientific research in the field of the agro-industrial complex» (2009-2011).

Domestic and foreign employees

Guo Wei – professor at the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Harbin, China.

Korennoy F.I. – Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Senior Researcher, FBGU «VNIIZH», Vladimir, Russian Federation.

Hemant Naikare – Ph.D, Director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Minnesota Saint Paul, USA.

Marina Aleixo is Director of International Initiatives, College of Education and Human Development of the University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, USA.

Masters and doctoral students working under the supervision

Under the guidance of Y.Y. Mukhanbetkaliyev, 51 theses, 13 master's theses have been defended, and 3 doctoral students are under scientific supervision.

Сведения об образовании

Education

Awards and Honours

1. The winner of the grant «The best University teacher» in 2018.

2. Winner of the State scientific scholarship in 2025.

3. Certificate of Honor from the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2021)

4. Certificate of Honor from NJSC «NASEC» of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan for achievements on the path of spiritual and social development of independent Kazakhstan and contribution to its prosperity (2020).

5. Letter of Thanks from the Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2018).

6. Jubilee medal «S. Seifullin atyndagi KazATU-ga 60 zhyl», 2017

7. Certificate of Honor from KazAgroInnovation JSC in connection with the 55th anniversary of the formation of the S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University and for his contribution to the development of scientific support for agriculture, integration of education and science (2012).

8. Certificate of Honor from JSC «S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University» in connection with the 55th anniversary of the S. Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University, for his contribution and fruitful work in improving educational, scientific and educational work in the training of qualified specialists (2012).

Advanced training

– November 07-12, 2011. Advanced training at the Warsaw University of Natural Sciences (Poland), Warsaw;

– November 19-23, 2012. Practical skills improvement training on the topic: "Sampling of materials and laboratory diagnostics of foot-and-mouth disease and brucellosis", Astana;

– November 28 – December 11, 2016 internship at the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute (PRC) on the diagnosis and prevention of infectious animal diseases, Harbin;

– December 19-29, 2018. Advanced training courses on the topic: "Laboratory diagnostics of infectious animal diseases", Astana;

– May 14-18, 2018. Advanced training courses on the topic: "Working with high–pressure devices", Astana;

- April 16-18, 2019 Training seminar on the topic: ST RK ISO/IEC 17025-2018 "General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories", Astana;

– October 7-11, 2019 internship at the University of Davis (California, USA), training on the topic: "Fundamentals of quantitative risk analysis for veterinary epidemiologists", (Davis, USA);

– October 13-30, 2020 advanced training on the topic: "Management of an educational organization for managers", Nur Sultan;

– October 26-29, 2021 Advanced training courses on the topic: "Occupational Safety and Health", Almaty;

– September 05-09, 2022 Advanced training courses on the topic: "Radiation protection and safety", Astana;

– May 13-16, 2024 Advanced training courses on the topic: "Occupational Safety and Health", Astana;

– March 04-15, 2024 Advanced training courses on the topic: "Management in education", Astana;

– December 02-12, 2024 internship at the University of Jerrahpaşa, on the topic: "Risk Analysis of Avian Influence", Istanbul, Turkey;

– September 12-21, 2025 internship at the University of Minnesota, on the topic: "Epidemiology and risk assessment of infectious animal diseases", St. Paul, USA.

National and international meetings

– 2011 Warsaw University of Natural Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.

– 2016 J. Liebig Giessen University, Hamburg, Germany.

– 2016 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, Germany.

– 2016 Labogen Laboratory, Paris, France.

– 2016 Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Harbin, China.

– 2018 15th International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

– 2019 University of California at Davis, Davis, USA.

– 2022 University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.

– 2023 University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands.

– 2024 17th International Symposium on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Sydney, Australia.

– 2024 Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Seminar: "Epidemiology and technology of prevention and control of animal diseases", Sanya (Hainan), China.

– 2024 University of Jerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.

– 2025 92nd Annual General Session of the WOAH World Assembly of Delegates, Paris, France.

– 2025 18th International Symposium on Geospatial Healthcare, Hamburg, Germany.

– 2025 University of Minnesota, St. Paul, USA.

– 2025 Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

Published works

Author of more than 150 scientific and methodological works, including 4 monographs and 2 inventions. The most significant among them include:

1. Schettino D.N., Abdrakhmanov S.K., Beisembayev K.K., Korennoy F.I., Sultanov A.A., Mukhanbetkaliyev Y.Y., Kadyrov A.S., Perez A.M. Risk for African Swine Fever Introduction Into Kazakhstan // Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 11 February 2021. Volume 8. Article 605910. https://doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.605910.
2. Abdrakhmanov S.K., Mukhanbetkaliyev Y.Y., Sultanov A.A., Yessembekova G.N., Borovikov S.N., Namet A., Abishov A.A., Perez A.M., Korennoy F.I. Mapping the risks of the spread of peste des petits ruminants in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases. 2021;1–10. DOI:10.1111/tbed.14237.
3. Abdrakhmanov S.K., Beisembayev K.K., Sultanov A.A., Mukhanbetkaliyev Y.Y., Kadyrov A.S., Torgerson P.R. et al. Modelling bluetongue risk in Kazakhstan // Parasites & Vectors, 14, 491 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04945-6.
4. Sultanov A.A., Tyulegenov S., Yessembekova G.N., Berdikulov M.A., Mukhanbetkaliyev Y., Akhmetzhanova A., Perez A.M., Abdrakhmanov S.K. The progressive control of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Republic of Kazakhstan: Successes and challenges // Frontiers in Veterinary Science, – 2023, – Volume 10,       https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1036121.
5. Yessembekova G.N., Xiao S., Abenov A., Karibaev T., Shevtsov A., Asylulan A., Mukhanbetkaliyev Y.Y., Shuai L., Bu Z., Abdrakhmanov S.K. Molecular epidemiological study of animal rabies in Kazakhstan // Journal of Integrative Agriculture, – 2023, – Volume 22, Issue 4, Pages 1266-1275, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jia.2022.11.011.
6. Cui Q., Shi Zh., Yimamaidi D., Hu B, Zhang Zh., Saqib M., Zohaib A., Baikadamova G., Mukhanbetkaliyev Y., Hu Z., Li Sh. Dynamic variations in COVID-19 with the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in Kazakhstan and Pakistan // Infect Dis Poverty 12, 18 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-023-01072-5.
7. Kabzhanova A.M., Kadyrov A.S., Mukhanbetkaliyeva A.A., Yessembekova G.N., Mukhanbetkaliyev Y.Y., Korennoy F.I., Perez A.M., Abdrakhmanov S.K. Rabies in the Republic of Kazakhstan: spatial and temporal characteristics of disease spread over one decade (2013–2022) // Frontiers in Veterinary Science. – 2023. – Volume 10. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2023.1252265. DOI=10.3389/fvets.2023.1252265.
8. Yessenbayev K., Mukhanbetkaliyev Y., Yessembekova G., Kadyrov A., Sultanov A., Bainiyazov A., Bakishev T., Nkamwesiga J., Korennoy F., Abdrakhmanov S. Simulating the Spread of Peste des Petits Ruminants in Kazakhstan Using the North American Animal Disease Spread Model // Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, vol. 2023, Article ID 7052175, 9 pages, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/7052175.
9. Kadyrov A., Ussenbayev A., Kurenkeyeva D., Abdrakhmanova A., Mukhanbetkaliyev Y., Adilbekov Z., Perez A., Abdrakhmanov S. Challenges and opportunities for online education of veterinary sciences in Kazakhstan // Frontiers in Computer Science. – 2024. – Volume 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomp.2023.1292515.
10. 10. Mukhanbetkaliyeva AA, Kabzhanova AM, Kadyrov AS, Mukhanbetkaliyev YY, Bakishev TG, Bainiyazov AA, Tleulessov RB, Korennoy FI, Perez AM, Abdrakhmanov SK. Application of modern spatio-temporal analysis technologies to identify and visualize patterns of rabies emergence among different animal species in Kazakhstan. Geospat Health. 2024 Jul 31;19(2). doi: 10.4081/gh.2024.1290. PMID: 39221839. Q3, Cite Score 57.
11. Mukhanbetkaliyeva AA, Kadyrov AS, Mukhanbetkaliyev YY, Adilbekov ZS, Zhanabayev AA, Abenova AZ, Korennoy FI, Abdrakhmanov SK. Identification and mapping of objects targeted for surveillance and their role as risk factors for brucellosis in livestock farms in Kazakhstan. Geospat Health. 2024 Nov 8;19(2). doi: 10.4081/gh.2024.1335. PMID: 39526495.
12. Ryskeldina A, Korobeinikov A, Tursunbay N, Berdikulov M, Shevtsov A, Bauer C, Mukhanbetkaliyev Y, Kuibagarov M. A novel recombinant Theileria annulata surface protein as an antigen in indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the serological diagnosis of tropical theileriosis. Vet World. 2024 Aug;17(8):1936-1942. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2024.1936-1942. Q2, Percentile 87.
13. Abenova, A. Z., Mukhanbetkaliyev, Y. Y., Kadyrov, A. S., Sytnik, I. I., Shevtsov, A. B., Korennoy, F. I., Martin, I. I., Perez, A. M., & Abdrakhmanov, S. K. (2025). Environmental Suitability of Kazakhstan to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Using Data on Eurasian Outbreaks, 2020–2024. Viruses, 17(4), 574. https://doi.org/10.3390/v17040574. Q2, Percentile 83.
14. Mukhanbetkaliyev Yersyn Y., Kadyrov Ablaikhan S., Berdikulov Maxat A., Mukhanbetkaliyeva Aizada A., Kadyrov Alimzhan S., Zhanabayev Assylbek A., Korennoy Fedor I., Perez Andres M., Abdrakhmanov Sarsenbay K. (2025). The virgin lands campaign and the occurrence of foot-and-mouth disease and anthrax in the Republic of Kazakhstan (1955–1970). Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Volume 12, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1549307. Q1, Percentile 94.
15.  Mukhanbetkaliyev, Y., Yessembekova, G., Mukhanbetkaliyeva, A., Akmambayeva, B., Kadyrov, A., Uskenov, R., Bostanova, S., Ashirbek, A., Korennoy, F., Abdrakhmanov, S. (2025). Spatial Modeling of Equine Herpesviruses 1 (EHVs-1) Risks in Kazakhstan Using 2017–2024 Surveillance Data // Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2025, 5536099. https://doi.org/10.1155/tbed/5536099. Q1, Percentile 99.
16. Gomez-Buendia A., Yessembekova G., Kadyrov A., Mukhanbetkaliyev Y., Cerviño-Luridiana E., Alvarez J., Perez A.M., Abdrakhmanov S.K. A time-space Bayesian regression model of rabies cases in the animal population of Kazakhstan (2013-2023) // Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, – 2025, – 12.  https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2025.1640050. Q1, процентиль – 94.