January 2019 Rabies Update

For the week of January 9th there were 2 new cases of raccoon strain rabies in a raccoon in Brant and a skunk in Waterloo.

This brings the total cases of raccoon strain to 451, the total of fox strain rabies to 21 cases in Ontario  to 451 since December 2015.

We would like to remind you again to not handle raccoons, skunks, or foxes yourself - please contact a professional animal control specialist!