Ontario Rabies Update – May 31, 2023 – 1 New Case
One new case of rabies detected this week (May 31, 2023) in a skunk in Niagara (St. Catharines).
We are currently at 523 cases of raccoon strain (472 expired and 51 active) and 21 cases of fox strain rabies (21 expired) in Ontario to date, since December 2015.
Annual Summaries
2023
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 |
0 |
6 |
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 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Number of DRIT tests: 1,732
Number of baits distributed: 0
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: 4,762
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