| first report of trichinella pseudospiralis in a red fox in mainland britain. | active surveillance of red foxes for trichinella has been undertaken in mainland britain since 1999. post-mortems are carried out, followed by a magnetic stirrer method for sample digestion based on european commission (ec) regulation 216/2014 (which amends 2075/2005). initially samples are tested in batches of 20 foxes and in december 2013, for the first time under the surveillance programme, a batch tested positive for trichinella at the animal and plant health agency, york. further individual ... | 2015 | 25659659 |