Archived - 2019 Rabies in Canada
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Rabies is a viral disease that attacks the central nervous system of mammals, including humans. Once clinical signs appear, rabies is almost always fatal in animals and people. In Canada, the animals that most often transmit rabies are bats, skunks and foxes.
Rabies is a reportable disease under the Health of Animals Act . All suspect cases must be reported to the province for follow-up. All suspect rabies cases are verified in a CFIA rabies laboratory.
This table lists the number of confirmed rabies cases in Canada this year, by month.
This table is updated by the 28th day of each month. If the 28th day falls on a weekend or a holiday the table will be updated the next business day.
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Prior to 2014, the CFIA reported rabies cases detected in Canada on a quarterly basis.
Rabies cases in Canada 2019
Calendar Year 2019
Samples Submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples Submitted
373
442
262
142
1822
125
103
14
10
53
13
9
1
3369
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Arctic Fox 4
4
Bat 7
6
8
41
1
3
66
Bovine 1
1
Cat 1
1
Dog 2
1
1
3
3
10
Mink 1
1
Raccoon 9
9
Skunk 5
2
13
1
1
22
Wolf 1
1
Total 8Table Note 1 6
16
4
65
6
4
0
0
0
7
0
0
116
December 2019
Samples Submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples Submitted
5
19
14
7
97
3
3
1
0
2
1
2
0
154
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Arctic Fox 1
1
Bat 1
1
Raccoon 1
1
Total 0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
November 2019
Samples Submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples Submitted
12
12
8
10
104
6
9
0
0
1
0
1
0
163
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Bat 3
3
Cat 1
1
Dog 1
1
Raccoon 1
1
Total 0
0
1
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
October 2019
Samples Submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples Submitted
33
33
9
13
103
14
11
2
2
2
1
1
0
224
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Bat 1
5
2
8
Mink 1
1
Skunk 1
1
2
Total 1
0
1
1
6
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
September 2019
Samples Submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples Submitted
82
89
22
13
177
7
6
0
3
3
0
1
0
403
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Bat 4
11
15
Skunk 3
1
4
Total 4
0
0
0
14
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
August 2019
Samples Submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples Submitted
127
85
73
13
406
23
23
2
2
14
1
2
1
772
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Bat 2
5
3
8
18
Skunk 3
3
Total 2
5
3
0
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
July 2019
Samples Submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples Submitted
90
62
30
16
224
16
16
1
0
23
0
0
0
478
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Bat 1
3
6
1
11
Racoon 1
1
Skunk 1
1
1
3
Total 1 Table Note 2 1
4
1
7
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
June 2019
Samples Submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples Submitted
9
48
18
20
161
7
4
4
1
2
0
0
0
274
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Bat 1
2
3
Total 0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
May 2019
Samples Submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples Submitted
8
46
28
13
131
12
8
1
1
2
0
0
0
250
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Bat 1
1
Skunk 1
1
Total 0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
April 2019
Samples Submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples Submitted
1
19
25
12
97
12
9
0
0
0
1
0
0
176
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Skunk 1
3
4
Wolf 1
1
Total 0
0
1
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
March 2019
Samples Submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples Submitted
1
9
18
14
113
5
3
1
0
2
3
0
0
169
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Arctic Fox 1
1
Dog 1
1
1
3
Raccoon 1
1
Skunk 1
1
Total 0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
6
February 2019
Samples Submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples Submitted
2
10
7
4
107
10
6
1
0
1
5
1
0
154
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Arctic Fox 2
2
Bat 2
2
Dog 1
2
3
Raccoon 3
3
Skunk 1
1
Total 0
0
0
0
7
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
11
January 2019
Samples Submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples Submitted
3
10
10
7
102
10
5
1
1
1
1
1
152
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Bat 1
3
4
Bovine 1
1
Dog 1
2
3
Raccoon 2
2
Skunk 2
1
3
Total 0
0
4
1
6
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
Date modified:
2020-02-28
