Countries at high-risk for dog rabies

The following countries and political units are considered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) as being high-risk for rabies caused by canine-variant viruses (dog rabies):

Africa

• Algeria, Angola
• Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi
• Cameroon, Central Africa Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti
• Egypt
• Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini (Swaziland), Ethiopia
• Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau
• Kenya
• Lesotho, Liberia, Libya
• Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique
• Namibia, Niger, Nigeria
• Republic of Congo, Rwanda
• Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
• Tanzania (including Zanzibar), Togo, Tunisia
• Uganda
• Western Sahara
• Zambia, Zimbabwe

Americas and Caribbean

• Belize, Bolivia, Brazil
• Colombia, Cuba
• Dominican Republic
• Ecuador, El Salvador
• Guatemala, Guyana
• Haiti, Honduras
• Peru
• Suriname
• Venezuela

Asia and the Middle East, Europe

• Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan
• Bangladesh, Belarus
• Cambodia, Ceuta and Melilla, China (mainland only)
• Georgia
• India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic
• Laos, Lebanon
• Malaysia, Moldova, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma)
• Nepal, North Korea
• Oman
• Pakistan, Philippines
• Qatar
• Russia
• Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Syria
• Tajikistan, Thailand, Türkiye, Turkmenistan
• Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan
• Vietnam
• Yemen

This list is reviewed regularly and is subject to change.

Additional information

• Bringing animals to Canada: Importing and travelling with pets
• Ask questions before you buy or adopt a dog
• Notice to industry: New measure prohibiting the entry of commercial dogs from countries at high-risk for dog rabies
• Rabies
• Countries recognized as rabies free for domestic cats and dogs
• Automated Import Reference System (AIRS)