Rabies cases in Canada 2025

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Year to date 2025

Samples submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
253 202 267 127 2070 286 79 14 10 28 10 3 4 3353
Rabies cases
Animal type BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
Arctic fox 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 8
Bat 10 3 21 3 114 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 159
Dog 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 5
Caribou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Raccoon 0 0 0 0 0 88 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 89
Red fox 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Skunk 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Wolf 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 10 3 21 10 120 107 3 0 0 1 6 0 0 281

December 2025

Samples submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
5 4 10 9 139 16 7 2 1 0 0 1 1 195
Rabies cases
Rabies cases BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
Bat 0 0 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
Raccoon 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Skunk 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 0 0 1 1 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15

November 2025

Samples submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
2 5 26 6 96 12 4 1 1 2 3 0 0 158
Rabies cases
Rabies cases BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
Bat 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Raccoon 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Skunk 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9

October 2025

Samples submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
10 14 26 16 125 30 8 0 1 2 1 1 0 234
Rabies cases
Animal type BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
Arctic fox 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Bat 2 0 2 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Raccoon 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
Skunk 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Wolf 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 2 0 2 1 5 15 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 27

September 2025

Samples submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
40 27 50 7 158 31 7 1 3 1 0 0 1 326
Rabies cases
Animal type BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
Bat 0 0 5 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17
Raccoon 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
Total 0 0 5 1 10 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32

August 2025

Samples submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
82 61 48 16 467 59 13 7 0 2 0 0 0 755
Rabies cases
Animal type BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
Bat 3 1 5 2 49 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63
Raccoon 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Skunk 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Total 3 1 5 3 49 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75

July 2025

Samples submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
56 42 32 16 297 32 9 2 1 5 0 1 2 495
Rabies cases
Animal type BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
Arctic fox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bat 1 1 2 0 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28
Dog 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Raccoon 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Skunk 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Total 1 1 2 1 23 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 38

June 2025

Samples submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
27 20 21 8 182 29 9 0 1 6 1 0 0 304
Rabies cases
Animal type BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
Arctic fox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
Bat 3 0 2 0 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
Raccoon 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Red fox 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 3 0 2 0 7 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 22

May 2025

Samples submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
16 8 18 13 140 26 6 0 0 4 4 0 0 235
Rabies cases
Animal type BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
Arctic fox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Bat 1 0 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
Caribou 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Raccoon 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
Red fox 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Skunk 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 1 0 3 1 7 10 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 25

April 2025

Samples submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
4 6 10 8 109 14 8 0 2 1 1 0 0 163
Rabies cases
Animal type BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
Bat 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dog 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
Raccoon 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Red fox 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Skunk 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 0 0 1 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12

March 2025

Samples submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
6 6 14 7 103 18 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 159
Rabies cases
Animal type BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
Raccoon 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
Total 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10

February 2025

Samples submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
2 6 2 11 117 10 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 152
Rabies cases
Animal type BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
Bat 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Raccoon 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Red fox 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10

January 2025

Samples submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
3 3 10 10 137 9 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 177
Rabies cases
Animal type BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total
Arctic fox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Bat 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dog 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Raccoon 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Red fox 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Total 0 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
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