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
236 179 205 96 1710 228 60 11 7 24 6 1 3 2766
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 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 6
Bat 8 3 18 3 100 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 139
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 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65
Red fox 0 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
Skunk 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Total 8 3 18 8 106 79 2 0 0 1 5 0 0 230

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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