Archived - Rabies cases in Canada 2020
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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.
Year to date 2020
Samples submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples submitted
255
339
220
110
1504
76
117
11
5
30
2
5
1
2675
Rabies cases
Rabies cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Arctic fox
1
1
Bat
17
4
8
39
6
1
75
Bovine
3
3
Cat
1
1
Dog
1
1
1
3
Raccoon
3
1
4
Red Fox
2
2
Skunk
1
7
7
15
Total
17
4
10
12
49
6
2
0
0
0
1
3
0
104
December 2020
Samples submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples submitted
3
7
7
2
79
5
3
0
0
2
0
1
0
109
Rabies cases
Rabies cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Bat
1
1
Bovine
1
1
Red Fox
1
1
Total
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
3
November 2020
Samples submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples submitted
4
13
18
7
61
8
5
1
0
0
0
1
0
118
Rabies cases
Rabies cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Bat
1
1
Red Fox
1
1
Total
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
October 2020
Samples submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples submitted
7
31
20
11
99
5
3
1
1
2
0
1
0
181
Rabies cases
Rabies cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Bat
2
1
1
4
Skunk
1
1
Total
0
0
2
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
September 2020
Samples submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples submitted
32
61
24
10
124
3
23
1
0
4
1
0
0
283
Rabies cases
Rabies cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Bat
3
1
3
4
1
12
Skunk
1
2
3
Total
3
1
3
1
6
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
August 2020
Samples submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples submitted
63
33
31
12
295
12
19
1
0
7
0
0
0
473
Rabies cases
Rabies cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Bat
2
1
10
1
14
Raccoon
2
2
Skunk
1
2
3
Total
2
0
1
1
14
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
July 2020
Samples submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples submitted
72
56
30
14
196
7
20
0
0
6
0
0
0
401
Rabies cases
Rabies cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Bat
7
1
7
2
17
Cat
1
1
Raccoon
1
1
2
Skunk
1
1
Total
7
1
0
2
8
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
June 2020
Samples submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples submitted
29
56
22
19
200
14
12
2
2
4
0
0
0
360
Rabies cases
Rabies cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Bat
4
1
1
7
13
Dog
1
1
Skunk
1
1
2
Total
4
1
1
2
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
May 2020
Samples submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples submitted
16
34
14
4
119
3
7
3
2
0
0
0
0
202
Rabies cases
Rabies cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Bat
1
1
1
5
0
8
Total
1
1
1
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
April 2020
Samples submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples submitted
8
31
23
5
62
1
4
0
0
3
0
0
1
138
Rabies cases
Rabies cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Dog
1
1
Skunk
1
1
2
Total
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
March 2020
Samples submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples submitted
8
4
11
5
84
3
10
2
0
1
1
1
0
130
Rabies cases
Rabies cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Arctic Fox
1
1
Bovine
1
1
Dog
1
1
Total
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
3
February 2020
Samples submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples submitted
6
9
11
11
76
7
6
0
0
0
0
1
0
127
Rabies cases
Rabies cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Bat
2
1
3
Skunk
3
3
Total
0
0
0
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
January 2020
Samples submitted
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Samples submitted
7
4
9
10
109
8
5
0
0
1
0
0
0
153
Rabies cases
Rabies cases
BC
AB
SK
MB
ON
QC
NB
NS
PE
NL
NU
NT
YT
Total
Bat
2
2
Bovine
1
1
Total
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Date modified:
2021-01-18
