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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 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 2016
2016
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
148
394
344
154
1745
139
75
12
8
16
12
7
1
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Arctic Fox
4
1
Bat
18
10
14
1
29
5
2
Bovine
1
3
1
Caprine
1
1
Cat
2
1
1
Dog
1
1
Equine
1
Llama
1
Ovine
1
Red Fox
1
1
1
2
Raccoon
171
1
Skunk
22
9
84
Total
18
10
43
16
288
6
3
0
0
0
5
3
0
December 2016
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
2
12
20
14
96
9
5
0
0
0
3
1
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Arctic Fox
1
1
Bovine
1
Llama
1
Red Fox
1
Raccoon
6
Skunk
2
1
6
Total
0
0
2
2
13
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
November 2016
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
5
16
31
9
124
13
6
1
2
0
3
1
1
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Bat
1
2
1
Bovine
1
Cat
1
Dog
1
Red Fox
1
Raccoon
15
Skunk
4
13
Total
1
0
7
1
29
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
October 2016
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
6
39
41
13
114
9
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Bat
1
1
1
1
Cat
1
Raccoon
19
Skunk
2
4
Total
1
0
4
0
24
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
September 2016
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
30
46
41
19
136
12
8
0
0
3
0
1
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Bat
5
2
2
5
1
Raccoon
16
Skunk
3
7
Total
5
2
5
0
28
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
August 2016
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
40
73
63
21
323
32
15
3
1
9
1
0
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Bat
6
6
4
1
9
1
Cat
1
Dog
1
Equine
1
Red Fox
1
Raccoon
19
Skunk
2
1
2
Total
6
6
7
3
32
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
July 2016
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
28
81
40
7
195
11
9
1
2
0
0
0
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Bat
1
1
4
6
Caprine
1
Raccoon
16
Skunk
2
6
Total
1
1
7
0
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
June 2016
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
14
46
32
10
200
16
5
2
0
1
1
1
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Bat
2
1
1
4
Cat
1
Ovine
1
Raccoon
13
Skunk
4
1
Total
2
1
7
0
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
May 2016
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
11
21
22
11
122
10
10
1
0
0
1
1
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Arctic Fox
1
Bat
1
3
1
Bovine
1
Raccoon
15
Skunk
1
15
Total
1
0
1
1
33
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
April 2016
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
5
22
18
12
105
6
7
2
1
0
0
1
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Red Fox
1
Raccoon
10
Skunk
1
1
6
Total
0
0
1
1
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
March 2016
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
2
10
22
13
111
9
3
0
1
1
0
0
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Bat
1
1
Raccoon
12
1
Skunk
2
18
Total
1
0
0
2
30
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
February 2016
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
3
16
6
13
97
4
2
0
1
0
1
1
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Arctic Fox
1
Caprine
1
Red Fox
1
Raccoon
15
Skunk
1
6
Total
0
0
0
2
21
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
January 2016
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
2
12
8
12
122
8
3
0
0
1
2
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
Bovine
2
Raccoon
15
Skunk
2
2
Total
0
0
2
4
16
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Date modified:
2017-01-17
