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