Ontario Rabies Update for April 14, 2021 – 2 New Cases
Two new cases of rabies detected in two skunks (Niagara) this week (April 14, 2021).
We are currently at 483 cases of raccoon strain, and 21 cases of fox strain rabies in Ontario to date.
Annual Summaries
2021
| 
 County  | 
 Raccoon  | 
 Skunk  | 
 Fox  | 
 Cat  | 
 Bovine  | 
 Dog  | 
 Total  | 
| 
 Brant  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Haldimand  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Halton  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Hamilton  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Huron  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Niagara  | 
 0  | 
 3  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 3  | 
| 
 Norfolk  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Perth  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Waterloo  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Waterloo  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Total Fox Strain  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Total Raccoon Strain  | 
 0  | 
 3  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 
 0  | 
 3  | 
Number of DRIT tests: 722
Number of baits distributed: 0
2020
| 
 County  | 
 Raccoon  | 
 Skunk  | 
 Fox  | 
 Cat  | 
 Bovine  | 
 Dog  | 
 Total  | 
| 
 Brant  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Haldimand  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Halton  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Hamilton  | 
 0  | 
 2  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 2  | 
| 
 Huron  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Niagara  | 
 3  | 
 4  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 7  | 
| 
 Norfolk  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Perth  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Waterloo  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Waterloo  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Total Fox Strain  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Total Raccoon Strain  | 
 3  | 
 6  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 
 0  | 
 9  | 
Number of DRIT tests: 3,358
Number of baits distributed: 1,155,657
2019
| 
 County  | 
 Raccoon  | 
 Skunk  | 
 Fox  | 
 Cat  | 
 Bovine  | 
 Dog  | 
 Total  | 
| 
 Brant  | 
 1  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 2  | 
| 
 Haldimand  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
| 
 Halton  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Hamilton  | 
 6  | 
 8  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 14  | 
| 
 Huron  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Niagara  | 
 1  | 
 2  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
 4  | 
| 
 Norfolk  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Perth  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Waterloo  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
| 
 Waterloo  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Total Fox Strain  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Total Raccoon Strain  | 
 9  | 
 12  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 
 1  | 
 22  | 
Number of DRIT tests: 4,425
Number of baits distributed: 1,164,992
2018
| 
 County  | 
 Raccoon  | 
 Skunk  | 
 Fox  | 
 Cat  | 
 Bovine  | 
 Total  | 
| 
 Brant  | 
 6  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 6  | 
| 
 Haldimand  | 
 4  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 4  | 
| 
 Halton  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Hamilton  | 
 29  | 
 7  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 36  | 
| 
 Huron  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
| 
 Niagara  | 
 10  | 
 7  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 17  | 
| 
 Norfolk  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
| 
 Perth  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
 1  | 
| 
 Waterloo  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
| 
 Waterloo  | 
 0  | 
 2  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 2  | 
| 
 Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph  | 
 0  | 
 3  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 3  | 
| 
 Total Fox Strain  | 
 0  | 
 6  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
 7  | 
| 
 Total Raccoon Strain  | 
 50  | 
 15  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 65  | 
Number of DRIT tests: 3,535
Number of baits distributed: 1,444,161
2017
| 
 County  | 
 Raccoon  | 
 Skunk  | 
 Fox  | 
 Cat  | 
 Bovine  | 
 Total  | 
| 
 Brant  | 
 8  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 8  | 
| 
 Haldimand  | 
 6  | 
 2  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 8  | 
| 
 Halton  | 
 8  | 
 9  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 17  | 
| 
 Hamilton  | 
 45  | 
 19  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 65  | 
| 
 Huron  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
 2  | 
| 
 Niagara  | 
 19  | 
 2  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 21  | 
| 
 Perth  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 3  | 
 4  | 
| 
 Waterloo  | 
 0  | 
 3  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 4  | 
| 
 Total Fox Strain  | 
 0  | 
 5  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 4  | 
 10  | 
| 
 Total Raccoon Strain  | 
 86  | 
 32  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 119  | 
Number of DRIT tests: 3,985
Number of baits distributed: >1.1M
2016
| 
 County  | 
 Raccoon  | 
 Skunk  | 
 Fox  | 
 Cat  | 
 Llama  | 
 Bovine  | 
 Total  | 
| 
 Brant  | 
 11  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 12  | 
| 
 Haldimand  | 
 17  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 18  | 
| 
 Halton  | 
 7  | 
 2  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 9  | 
| 
 Hamilton  | 
 126  | 
 76  | 
 1  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 204  | 
| 
 Huron  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
| 
 Niagara  | 
 10  | 
 2  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 12  | 
| 
 Perth  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
 2  | 
| 
 Total Fox Strain  | 
 0  | 
 2  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
 3  | 
| 
 Total Raccoon Strain  | 
 171  | 
 81  | 
 1  | 
 1  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 255  | 
Number of DRIT tests: 4,586
Number of baits distributed: >1.6 million
2015 (December only)
| 
 County  | 
 Raccoon  | 
 Bovine  | 
 Total  | 
| 
 Haldimand  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
| 
 Hamilton  | 
 9  | 
 0  | 
 9  | 
| 
 Perth  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
 1  | 
| 
 Total Fox Strain  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
 1  | 
| 
 Total Raccoon Strain  | 
 10  | 
 0  | 
 10  | 
Number of DRIT tests: 145
Number of baits distributed: ~220,000

