Foxes can also become infected with the lungworm, and have been implicated in the spread of the parasite across the country. The adult of this particular lungworm lives in the heart and major blood vessels supplying the lungs, where it can cause a host of problems. Left untreated, the infection can often be fatal.
Can dogs get lungworm from foxes?
Foxes cannot directly infect dogs, but they contribute to the spread of lungworm. Dogs can contract the parasite by ingesting slugs and snails infested with lungworm spread via fox faeces, which contain the lungworm larvae.
What diseases can foxes carry?
Leptospirosis: Foxes are susceptible to many serovars of Leptospira which may cause a range of signs, the most frequent being acute clinical disease, commonly referred to as Weil's disease in humans. There is a theoretical risk of transmission via fox urine to humans.
Can dogs get diseases from foxes?
The most common conditions that foxes can spread to your dog include toxocariasis, mange, and infections from their bites. Toxocariasis, otherwise known as roundworm, can spread to your dog if he ingests or comes too close to fox feces.
What is fox lungworm?
Lungworm is a type of parasitic worm affecting dogs, and also foxes, who are often implicated in spreading the disease from area to area. With the number of urban foxes in London, it means there is a relatively high risk of infection.
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