Ontario Rabies Update for March 20 – 1 New Case
1 new case of raccoon rabies in one skunk (Hamilton) this week.
We are currently at 458 cases of raccoon strain, and 21 cases of fox strain rabies in Ontario to date.
Annual Summaries
2019
| 
 County  | 
 Raccoon  | 
 Skunk  | 
 Fox  | 
 Cat  | 
 Bovine  | 
 Dog  | 
 Total  | 
| 
 Brant  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
| 
 Haldimand  | 
 1  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
| 
 Halton  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Hamilton  | 
 3  | 
 2  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 5  | 
| 
 Huron  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
| 
 Niagara  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 1  | 
 1  | 
| 
 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  | 
 5  | 
 3  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 0  | 
 
 1  | 
 9  | 
Number of DRIT tests: >1000
Number of baits distributed: 0
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: >3,800
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: >4,000
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: >4,500
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: >150
Number of baits distributed: ~220,000


