Ontario Rabies Update September 22 – 1 New Case
One new case of rabies was detected in a skunk (Niagara) this week (September 22, 2021).
We are currently at 488 cases of raccoon strain (463 expired and 25 active), and 21 cases of fox strain rabies (21 expired) in Ontario to date.
Annual Summaries
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 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
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 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
Number of DRIT tests: 2,023
Number of baits distributed: >837,000
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