Ontario Rabies Update for September 9, 2020 – 1 New Case
1 new case of raccoon rabies in one skunk in Niagara (Welland) (September 9, 2020).
We are currently at 479 cases of raccoon strain, and 21 cases of fox strain rabies in Ontario to date.
Annual Summaries
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 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
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 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
Number of DRIT tests: 2,591
Number of baits distributed: >1,080,000
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: >3,800
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: >4,000
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: >4,500
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