Ontario Rabies Update for March 24, 2021 – 1 New Case

1 new case of raccoon rabies in one skunk in Niagara (March 24, 2021).

We are currently at 481 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

1

0

0

0

0

1

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

1

0

0

0

 

0

1

Number of DRIT tests: 548

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

Number of confirmatory tests performed by CFIA (Ontario only, including bats): 39

Number of confirmatory test performed by CFIA (Ontario only, terrestrial animals only): 26

Number of rabies positive terrestrial animals subject to virus variant typing by CFIA (Ontario only): 23

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

Number of confirmatory tests performed by CFIA (Ontario only): 81

Number of rabies positive terrestrial animals subject to virus variant typing by CFIA (Ontario only): 74

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

Number of confirmatory tests performed by CFIA (Ontario only): 138

Number of rabies positive terrestrial animals subject to virus variant typing by CFIA (Ontario only):  127

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