Disease in humans is acquired by ingestion of meat containing viable larvae, so humans would not acquire infection from infected foxes even if they were present. Infected foxes could however infect scavenging animals.
Do foxes spread disease to humans?
Foxes aren't dangerous to humans, except when they are rabid, which is very rare. Although foxes sometimes succumb to rabies, the good news is that the fox strain of the disease has rarely if ever been transmitted to a human in this country.
Can you catch anything from foxes?
Summary. Foxes are known to harbour a range of different parasites, both internally and externally, including various species of intestinal worms, flukes, lungworm, heartworm, ticks, mites, fleas, protozoans, bacteria and fungi.
Do foxes carry zoonotic diseases?
Foxes may be a reservoir of zoonotic agents such as rabies virus and the parasite Echinococcus multilocularis. The pathologic role of marine Brucella spp. in animals, such as pinnipedes, remains unclear, as does their zoonotic potential.
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