Botulism in Two Juvenile Wild Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Somerset, England, UK

Alexander M. Barlow; Sarah Tingvoll; Emily Gover; Alex Schock; David Finlay

doi:10.7589/JWD-D-23-00049

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Alexander M. Barlow,^1,2,* Sarah Tingvoll,³ Emily Gover,⁴ Alex Schock,⁵ David Finlay⁶

¹Wildlife Network for Diseases Surveillance, Rookham Cottage, Dursdon Drove, Wells, Somerset, England BA5 3AW, UK
²University of Bristol, Bristol Veterinary School, Langford Campus, England BS40 5DU, UK
³Secret World Wildlife Rescue, New Rd, Highbridge, Somerset, England TA9 3PZ, UK
⁴Vale Vets, 1 Beach Road West, Portishead, England BS20 7HR, UK
⁵Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) Lasswade, Pathology Department, Pentlands Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland EH26 0PZ, UK
⁶Agri-food and Biosciences Institute, Veterinary Sciences Division, Stoney Road, Upper Newtownards Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland BT4 3SD, UK

^*Corresponding author (email: alexmbarlow@btinternet.com)

Abstract

Two juvenile red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) were euthanased because of severe nervous signs and paralysis. Detailed postmortem examinations were carried out with bacteriology, histology, and Clostridium botulinum toxin screening, which confirmed botulism as the cause of the clinical signs.

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Alexander M. Barlow, Sarah Tingvoll, Emily Gover, Alex Schock, and David Finlay "Botulism in Two Juvenile Wild Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Somerset, England, UK," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 60(1), 229-231, (12 January 2024). https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-23-00049

Received: 23 March 2023; Accepted: 20 September 2023; Published: 12 January 2024

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