Most recent rabies cases by animal type

Learn about when and where the most recent rabies cases in bats, domestic, livestock and wildlife animals occurred in Ontario.

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Overview

The information on this page was compiled from data provided by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). It is provided for information purposes only. Locations in an area without a recent report of rabies do not negate the need to take necessary precautions or address suspected cases.

The tables do not include cases of bat variant rabies in terrestrial animals, but do include imported cases in dogs.

This information was last updated on January 1, 2024.

Eastern Ontario

Table 1: Most recent confirmed rabies cases by year and species group in Eastern counties, regions and districts of Ontario
County, region or district	Bat	Domestic	Livestock	Wildlife
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry	2023	1991	1995	1993
Prescott-Russell	2023	1992	1994	1994
Ottawa-Carleton	2023	1995	1994	1992
Renfrew	2023	1991	1992	1999
Lanark	2003	2002	1992	2003
Leeds and Grenville	2022	1989	2009	2005
Frontenac	2016	2012	1988	2000
Lennox and Addington	2013	1991	1992	1993

Central Ontario

Table 2: Most recent confirmed rabies cases by year and species group in Central counties, regions and districts of Ontario.
County, region or district	Bat	Domestic	Livestock	Wildlife
Hastings	2022	1994	1994	1996
Prince Edward	2013	1992	1993	1992
Northumberland	2023	1994	1992	1995
Victoria	2023	1994	2003	2009
Haliburton	2020	1991	1991	1992
Peterborough	2023	1995	1996	2001
Durham	2023	1994	2007	2000
York Region	2023	2004	1994	2006
Toronto	2023	2022	1993	1997
Simcoe	2023	2021	2004	2007

Western Ontario

Table 3: Most recent confirmed rabies cases by year and species group in Western counties, regions and districts of Ontario
County, region or district	Bat	Domestic	Livestock	Wildlife
Peel	2023	1994	1993	2007
Halton	2023	1994	1994	2017
Dufferin	2022	2005	2006	2007
Wellington	2023	2006	2008	2018
Waterloo	2023	2008	2009	2019
Perth	2021	2012	2018	2017
Grey	2023	2007	2011	2010
Bruce	2021	2000	2009	2009
Huron	2023	1996	2017	2018

Southern Ontario

Table 4: Most recent confirmed rabies cases by year and species group in Southern counties, regions and districts of Ontario.
County, region or district	Bat	Domestic	Livestock	Wildlife
Wentworth	2023	2017	1994	2020
Haldimand-Norfolk	2022	1995	2016	2019
Brant	2022	1995	1995	2019
Niagara	2023	2023	1994	2023
Elgin	2023	1997	1997	1996
Oxford	2023	1997	2008	2007
Middlesex	2023	2002	2002	1999
Lambton	2021	1995	1997	1994
Kent	2020	1993	1994	1994
Essex	2008	1994	1993	1994

Northern Ontario

Table 5: Most recent confirmed rabies cases by year and species group in Northern counties, regions and districts of Ontario
County, region or district	Bat	Domestic	Livestock	Wildlife
Muskoka	2019	1993	1991	1994
Parry Sound	2023	1990	1991	2005
Nipissing	2013	2001	2001	2002
Manitoulin	2012	1964	1992	1969
Sudbury	2020	2002	2002	2003
Cochrane	2021	2001	2001	2002
Timiskaming	N/A	1994	2002	2002
Algoma	2018	N/A	2002	1992
Thunder Bay	2010	N/A	2001	N/A
Rainy River	1994	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kenora	1993	2013	N/A	2008

Updated: January 04, 2024

Published: May 25, 2022