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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 2017
Calendar Year 2017
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
122
368
237
130
1619
151
82
13
7
17
24
4
1
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Arctic Fox
3
10
1
Bat
11
7
3
20
8
7
Bovine
1
2
4
Cat
2
1
1
Dog
1
1
2
3
Raccoon
86
1
Red Fox
1
1
Skunk
13
9
37
3
Total
11
7
18
14
149
14
11
0
0
0
13
2
0
December 2017
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
2
12
13
7
89
8
0
1
1
0
4
0
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Arctic Fox
2
Bat
1
Dog
1
1
Racoon
5
Skunk
2
5
Total
0
0
2
1
10
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
November 2017
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
4
31
18
8
78
8
6
1
1
1
7
0
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Arctic Fox
1
3
Bat
1
Racoon
3
Skunk
1
1
2
Total
0
0
1
1
6
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
October 2017
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
4
15
22
17
102
14
6
2
2
0
1
0
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Bat
1
4
1
2
Bovine
1
Racoon
10
Skunk
2
1
1
Total
0
1
2
2
15
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
September 2017
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
10
30
25
10
105
9
6
2
0
5
0
0
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Bat
1
1
5
1
1
Cat
1
1
Racoon
5
Skunk
1
Total
0
1
1
1
11
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
August 2017
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
39
74
35
1
346
41
13
0
0
3
2
0
0
Samples Submitted
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Bat
5
3
1
6
3
1
Raccoon
10
1
Skunk
2
3
Total
5
3
3
0
19
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
July 2017
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
19
52
22
12
150
11
15
1
1
0
1
0
0
Samples Submitted
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Bat
1
1
1
Bovine
1
Raccoon
3
Skunk
1
2
Total
1
0
2
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
June 2017
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
17
77
15
17
181
8
9
0
1
3
3
2
0
Samples Submitted
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Arctic Fox
1
Bat
1
2
1
2
1
Dog
2
Raccoon
12
Skunk
5
Total
1
2
0
0
18
2
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
May 2017
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
8
36
30
18
158
17
4
0
1
1
1
1
1
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Arctic Fox
1
1
Bat
1
1
Bovine
1
Red Fox
1
1
Raccoon
9
Skunk
3
3
7
Total
1
0
3
4
18
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
April 2017
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
5
13
20
8
96
12
9
2
0
0
0
0
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Bat
1
Dog
1
1
Raccoon
10
Skunk
1
Total
1
0
1
0
11
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
March 2017
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
8
13
12
11
109
6
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Bat
2
1
2
Bovine
2
Cat
1
Raccoon
4
Skunk
1
2
Total
2
0
0
1
8
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
February 2017
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
2
10
14
14
102
7
4
3
0
3
2
0
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Arctic Fox
1
1
Cat
1
Dog
1
Raccoon
8
Skunk
1
2
4
1
Total
0
0
1
2
13
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
January 2017
Samples Submitted
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Samples Submitted
4
5
11
7
103
10
3
1
0
1
3
1
0
Rabies Cases
Rabies Cases
BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT
Arctic Fox
2
1
Bovine
2
Raccoon
7
Skunk
2
1
5
Total
0
0
2
1
14
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
Date modified:
2018-01-18
