article_snippet: Natural England, the government agency in charge of wildlife approval last month was conditional on Nine wild beavers being assessed as free of the disease Echinococcus multilocularis, which can be harmful to humans.
article_snippet: We always expected all the people who fought to save these beavers to be disease free, but disease’s wonderful to have disease confirmed.
article_snippet: ’ Environment minister Lord de Mauley said: ‘I am very pleased that all four of Beavers have been tested by experts and found to be free of Echinococcus multilocularis, a disease which has the potential to be harmful to humans should it become established in the UK.
highlights_snippet: And now the creatures have passed health checks including blood tests that screened the creatures for the Echinococcus multilocularis parasite .