Ontario Rabies Update for September 6 – 2 New Cases
2 new cases of presumed raccoon strain rabies this week, occurring in a raccoon from the Hamilton area and a raccoon from Haldimand County.
We are currently at 357 cases of raccoon strain, and 11 cases of fox strain rabies in Ontario to date (Since December 2015).
2017
|
County |
Raccoon |
Skunk |
Fox |
Cat |
Bovine |
Total |
|
Brant |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
|
Haldimand |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
|
Halton |
5 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
|
Hamilton |
35 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
51 |
|
Huron |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
Niagara |
13 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
|
Perth |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
|
Waterloo |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
|
Total Fox Strain |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
|
Total Raccoon Strain |
65 |
26 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
92 |
Number of DRIT tests: >2,500
Number of baits distributed: >150,000
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