Mapping Multi-Host TB Risk: The Central Role of Wild Boar and Red Deer in Environmentally Mediated Transmission
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Animal tuberculosis (TB) persists in multi-host communities Transmission occurs via shared contaminated environments; Integration of host ecology and environmental data is crucial. Indirect interactions more frequent → wet season
• Natural resource availability increased wildlife-cattle interactions.
• 49% environmental samples positive for MTBC DNA. Main contamination predictor: terrain slope 26.5% area = high transmission risk (mostly forest).
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Ferreira, Eduardo, Cunha, Mónica, Duarte , Elsa L., Mira, António, Santos, Sara M. Mapping Multi-Host TB Risk:
The Central Role of Wild Boar and Red Deer in
Environmentally Mediated Transmission. XVII congresso da Sociedade Ibérica para a Conservação e Estudo dos Mamíferos (SECEM). 5-8 dec 2025