Alpha Mule Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 The following is taken from here. The incidence of human infestation with E. multilocularis and disease is increasing in urban areas, as wild foxes (an important reservoir species of the sylvatic cycle) are migrating to urban and suburban areas and gaining closer contact with human populations (Vuitton, 2009[2]). Also, restocking fox enclosures for fox hunting with infected animals spreads the disease.[8] Children, health care workers and domestic animals are at risk of ingesting the cysts after coming into contact with the feces of infected wild foxes. Even with the improvement of health in developed/industrialized countries, the prevalence of alveolar echinococcosis (AE) did not decrease (Vuitton, 2009[2]). On the contrary, incidents of AE have now also been registered in eastern European countries and sporadic incidences in other European countries (Vuitton, 2009[2]). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowen20 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 lol be rate i think ive had it about 3 times now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 Just keep a bottle of alcohol gel with you and clean your hands after touching the fox if you're worried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 i did read about this in the NPTA mag . but i am still here .i dont think there are any known cases here only over sea's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornfree Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 A chap from the ukraine who works on the farm i shoot on, always takes the foxes i shoot he tells me his wife makes a stew with them,he's offered to bring some to work for me.i had to tell him i was vegetarian. ps if anyone wants to make a fox stew he tells me vixens or cubs are best, dog foxes are a bit strong. bornfree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindeye Posted July 31, 2011 Report Share Posted July 31, 2011 i did read this too , but i am still here . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 simple facts are with foxes erring on the side of caution is better. Though we all do handle them there are things they can pass on, one interesting one I heard of is a guy with a small cut on his hand who caught blood poisoning from a fox. Killed him in a week, europeans won't go near them due to rabies which fortunately we do't need to worry about. I have to say since I heard about the blood poisoning I'm a bit more careful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 europeans won't go near them due to rabies which fortunately we do't need to worry about. ....at the moment. Fox Stew? :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 You want to wear rubber gloves when handling a dead fox anyway. Filthy dirty, mangy, stinking animals. Nick some free ones from the petrol station. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 I make use a bit of rope with a loop on and make a noose flick it over its head and drag it to the muck heap/canal and then pull the rope of. Then I don't have to touch them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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