| echinococcus multilocularis and toxocara canis in urban red foxes (vulpes vulpes) in brussels, belgium. | during the last decades, european red foxes (vulpes vulpes) have been implicated in the transmission of several viral or parasitic pathogenic agents to domestic animals and humans. in urban areas, risks of zoonoses transmission are likely to increase as a result of a higher rate of intra- and inter-species contacts. foxes occur on 35% of the brussels-capital region area and local densities reach up to 4 family groups per square kilometre. according to the directive 2003/99/ecc, a first survey fo ... | 2007 | 17324480 |