Non-invasive surveillance of shared pathogens in the eurasian brown bear (ursus arctos) human interface

This work is a contribution to the I+D+i research projects: 1) PID2022-141906OB-C21 and PID2022-141906OB-C22 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/FEDER, UE; B) PCTI 2021–2023 (GRUPIN: IDI2021–000102) funded by Principado de Asturias and FEDER; C) PLEC2021-008113 funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/ and the European Union NextGeneration EU/PRTR. GHG was funded by Junta de Castilla y León and FSE (LE036–20); PB by Juan de la Cierva post-doc fellowship DC2022–049103-I; and AGR by the EU-NextGenerationEU funds through the 2021–2023 Margarita Salas call for the requalification of the Spanish university system, convened by the Universidad de León. DGB is the recipient of a Sara Borrell Research Contract (CD19CIII/00011) funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities. Additional funding was obtained from the Health Institute Carlos III (ISCIII), Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, under project PI19CIII/00029.