Ontario Rabies Update April 26, 2023 – 2 New Cases
Two new cases of rabies, both detected in skunks (Niagara), this week (April 26, 2023).
We are currently at 521 cases of raccoon strain (472 expired and 49 active) and 21 cases of fox strain rabies (21 expired) in Ontario to date, since December 2015.
Annual Summaries
2023
|
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 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
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 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
Number of DRIT tests: 1,437
Number of baits distributed: 0
2022
|
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 |
5 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
|
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 |
5 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
Number of DRIT tests: 4,762
Number of baits distributed: 729,741
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 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
|
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 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
Number of DRIT tests: 2,872
Number of baits distributed: 841,700
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