Ontario Rabies Update for October 30 – 0 New Cases
October was Ontario’s 2nd terrestrial rabies-free month this year, and since the outbreak began in December 2015!
We are currently at 469 cases of raccoon strain, and 21 cases of fox strain rabies in Ontario since December 2015.
Annual Summaries
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 |
5 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
|
Huron |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Niagara |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|
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 |
7 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
20 |
Number of DRIT tests: >4,000
Number of baits distributed: 1,164,992
Number of confirmatory tests performed by CFIA (Ontario only, including bats): 32
Number of confirmatory test performed by CFIA (Ontario only, terrestrial animals only): 24
Number of rabies positive terrestrial animals subject to virus variant typing by CFIA (Ontario only): 21
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