Dataset from: How animal behaviour shapes indirect transmission risk of animal tuberculosis in Mediterranean ecosystems
Authors/Creators
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Ferreira, Eduardo M.
(Data collector)1, 2, 3
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D. Sampaio, Ana
(Project member)1, 3
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Sales-Baptista, Elvira
(Project member)1
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Mestre, Frederico
(Project member)4
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Leclerc Duarte, Elsa
(Project member)5, 1
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Cunha, Monica V.
(Project member)6
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Mira, António
(Project member)1, 3
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Santos, Sara
(Project leader)1, 3, 2
- 1. MED - Mediterranean Institute for Agriculture, Environment and Development & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, University of Évora, Mitra, 7006-554 Évora, Portugal
- 2. IIFA - Institute for Advanced Studies and Research, University of Évora, Palácio do Vimioso, Largo Marquês de Marialva, 7002 - 554 Évora, Portugal
- 3. Conservation Biology Lab, Department of Biology, University of Évora, Évora, Portugal
- 4. Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve (CCMAR/CIMAR LA), Campus de Gambelas, Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
- 5. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Pólo da Mitra, Apartado 94 7002-554, Évora, Portugal
- 6. Pathogen Biology & Global Health Lab, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes (CE3C) & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
Description
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is a major concern in Iberia’s Mediterranean ecosystems. We used camera traps in southern Portugal to study how wildlife host behaviour influences Mycobacterium bovis transmission.
Red deer showed the highest temporal overlap with cattle, especially in forests during the wet season. Foraging was common across species, while cattle and red deer frequently shared water sources. High-risk behaviors were most prevalent in red deer and correlated with areas of high environmental pathogen concentration. These findings emphasize that integrating host behavior and environmental context is vital for developing targeted disease management strategies in complex multi-host systems.
The data was collected in Barrancos (Portugal) and refers to camera-trap independent records for five mammal species (MOVERCULOSIS_EMF-etal_TemporalPatterns_and_Overlap_CC_BY) and respective behavioural records derived from independent camera-trap detections (MOVERCULOSIS_EMF-etal_Behaviour_analysis_CC_BY).
Additional details
Funding
- Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
- PhD grant SFRH/BD/146037/2019
- Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
- CEEC contract 2023.07242.CEECIND
- Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento
- MED: Fund to PhD students 10.54499/UIDB/05183/2020
- Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento
- CHANGE: Fund for Phd students 10.54499/LA/P/0121/2020
- Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
- CEEC INST 2018 10.54499/CEECINST/00032/2018/CP1523/CT0005
- Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
- Avaliação UID 2023/2024 UID/04326/2025
- Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
- Avaliação UID 2023/2024 PRR UID/PRR/04326/2025
- Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
- Concurso para Atribuição do Estatuto e Financiamento de Laboratórios Associados (LA) LA/P/0101/2020
- Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
- Concurso de Projetos de I&D em Todos os Domínios Científicos - 2022 - ICDT 2022.06014.PTDC
- Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
- FCT to CE3C Research Unit 10.54499/UID/00329/2025
- Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia
- FCT to MED Research Unit ((2017/2018) - Financiamento Programático) UIDP/05183/2020
- Instituto Mediterrâneo para a Agricultura Ambiente e Desenvolvimento
- MED Research Unit UIDB/05183/2020
Dates
- Collected
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2021-04 / 2022-04