You learn something every day, over on AR, I read a post by someone that deals with something called Alveolar echinococcosis, now I always have used gloves when handling shot fox,purely to prevent the chance of transmitting mange & the like to dogs etc, also I like to keep the scent off me if possible, (violent emptying of the scent glands can sometimes occur with bullet strikes), this disease is passed to humans by hand to mouth, or from infected grass / windfall fruit etc much the same as the way ordinary tapeworms get about, the symptoms can resemble liver failure as in alcoholics, it can be fatal if not diagnosed & treatment is usually surgery to remove the cyst/s, the register of this diseases development up until 2000 has nil cases (known) in the UK, when one case was identified, 10 years on I think it's even more important to use gloves when dealing with fox.