Ontario Rabies Update for March 15th – No New Cases

Total cases in Ontario 300 since December 2015.  

Summary (since Dec 2015):

Raccoon strain rabies: 293 cases

Hamilton: 23

1 cases

Haldimand: 20 cases

Brant: 17 cases

Niagara: 15 cases

Halton: 10 cases

Raccoon Strain Species Breakdown:

Raccoons: 199 cases

Skunks: 90 cases

Fox: 1 case

Cat: 2 cases

Llama: 1 case

Fox Strain Breakdown:

Bov

ine: 5 cases

Skunk: 2 cases

Huron County: 2 cases

Perth County: 5 cases

Number of baits distributed since April 2016; > 1,600,000