Ontario Rabies Update December 7, 2022 – 1 New Case
We are reporting one new case of rabies, detected in one skunk (Niagara), this week (December 7, 2022).
We are currently at 517 cases of raccoon strain (472 expired and 45 active), and 21 cases of fox strain rabies (21 expired) in Ontario to date, since December 2015.
Annual Summaries
2022
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 |
5 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
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 |
5 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
Number of DRIT tests: 4,373
Number of baits distributed: 729,741
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 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
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 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
Number of DRIT tests: 2,872
Number of baits distributed: 841,700
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
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: 3,535
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: 3,985
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: 4,586
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: 145
Number of baits distributed: ~220,000