Archived - Rabies in Canada - 2015
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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 , and all suspect cases must be reported to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). 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 on 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.
Prior to 2014, the CFIA reported rabies cases detected in Canada on a quarterly basis.
Rabies cases in Canada 2015
Calendar Year 2015
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
97
347
225
127
1124
196
85
6
8
48
26
6
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Arctic Fox
1
12
1
Bat
10
4
9
1
13
13
Bovine
2
1
Cat
1
1
Dog
2
1
2
2
2
Equine
1
Raccoon
10
1
23
Red Fox
1
7
3
Skunk
12
12
1
Wolf
2
Total
10
4
23
18
24
18
24
0
0
12
17
1
0
December 2015
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
3
6
11
10
117
15
6
0
1
0
2
2
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Arctic Fox
1
Bovine
1
Dog
1
Raccoon
10
Skunk
2
1
Total
0
0
2
2
11
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
November 2015
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
3
14
11
9
72
11
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Bat
1
Bovine
1
Skunk
1
1
Total
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
October 2015
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
11
20
24
16
76
14
7
0
0
1
0
0
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Bat
1
2
1
Raccoon
2
Skunk
2
1
Total
0
0
3
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
September 2015
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
18
47
26
11
69
18
12
0
2
13
0
1
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Bat
1
2
2
3
Raccoon
3
Skunk
1
Total
1
2
2
1
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
August 2015
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
25
60
31
11
183
29
7
0
1
10
0
0
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Bat
5
1
4
1
1
3
Cat
1
Raccoon
2
Skunk
2
Total
5
1
6
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
July 2015
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
20
56
31
22
154
21
10
3
0
3
0
0
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Bat
2
1
4
3
Raccoon
3
Skunk
2
1
Total
2
0
3
0
4
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
June 2015
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
7
55
23
12
122
19
12
0
2
3
2
1
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Bat
2
3
2
Cat
1
Equine
1
Raccoon
1
1
Skunk
2
Total
2
0
0
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
May 2015
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
2
27
20
9
93
20
4
0
0
2
5
1
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Arctic Fox
2
1
Bat
2
Dog
1
Raccoon
2
Red Fox
1
Skunk
1
Total
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
0
0
1
3
1
0
April 2015
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
0
30
13
4
62
16
8
0
0
6
6
1
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Arctic Fox
4
Dog
1
Raccoon
1
Red Fox
2
Skunk
1
2
Total
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
3
4
0
0
March 2015
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
2
11
12
9
70
7
12
1
1
6
4
0
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Arctic Fox
1
3
Bovine
1
Raccoon
8
Red Fox
2
1
Wolf
1
Total
0
0
0
1
0
1
8
0
0
3
4
0
0
* The table was amended on May 28, 2015.
February 2015
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
3
13
11
4
52
15
3
1
1
4
3
0
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Arctic Fox
1
Bat
1
1
Dog
2
1
1
Red Fox
2
2
Skunk
1
Wolf
1
Total
0
0
3
0
1
2
0
0
0
4
3
0
0
January 2015
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
3
8
12
10
54
11
4
0
0
0
3
0
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Arctic Fox
1
Bat
1
Dog
1
1
Raccoon
1
Red Fox
1
Skunk
1
3
Total
0
0
2
3
0
2
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
Date modified:
2016-01-28
