Table 2.

Eligibility criteria used in the selection of papers for the systematic scoping review

Eligibility criteria
PEO criteria	Explanation	Scoping review criteria	Eligible paper
Population	Who is the focus of the scoping review?	Cattle, badger, deer, elk, wild boar, wild buffalo, brushed-tailed possum (i.e., known bTB hosts)	Contains at least one of the species of interest as a study species
Exposure	What issue is the focal point of the scoping review?	Bovine tuberculosis (i.e., Mycobacterium bovis)	Focal point of the paper must be bovine tuberculosis, more specifically the most common cause: Mycobacterium bovis
Outcomes/Themes	What themes, in relation to the issue, will the scoping review focus on?	• Risk: Does the study assess or evaluate potential risks of spreading bTB and its drivers (biotic and/or abiotic factors)? • Management: Does the study look at potential management solutions for controlling the spread of bTB from wildlife to livestock and their efficacy? • bTB occurrence: Does the study look at the presence of bTB in cattle and/or reservoir hosts at a spatial and/or temporal level? • bTB spread: Does the study look at the mechanisms behind the active spread of bTB between individuals of the same species and/or interspecies transmission?	Focuses on at least one of the themes of interest

The criteria follow a PEO (Population, Exposure, Outcomes/Themes) structure.