Norwegian Red Foxes Have More Trichina, But Less Scabies Than Previously
Monday, April 27, 2009 - 08:14
in Health & Medicine
Trichina worms (Trichinella spp.) are roundworms that can invade a wide range of animals and man. People are most often infected through eating trichina-containing pork. New research investigated the incidence of trichina and scabies in red foxes in Norway. The research shows that fox scabies is less common now than it was in the 1990's and that the percentage of healthy foxes with antibodies to the parasite has increased.