Avian tuberculosis identified as the potential disease in an outbreak in wild migratory birds in China.

Abstract

This study identifies avian tuberculosis as a potential cause of mass mortality in wild migratory birds in Inner Mongolia, China. Combining meta-transcriptomic sequencing and histopathological analysis, it reveals one of the rare instances of tuberculosis-associated outbreaks in avian populations. These findings underscore the importance of surveillance on wildlife diseases to mitigate the risk of interspecies transmission of the disease associated pathogens and their broader implications for biodiversity and public health.