Rabies Information Update

Rabies update as of Mar 24, 2017 for the GTA

Hamilton Total Raccoon Rabies Positive Cases

Area Number of  Positive Raccoons Number of Positive Skunks Other Animals Total
Ancaster 27 4 1 Cat 32
Dundas 21 6 27
Flamborough 3 1 4
Glanbrook 32 1 1 Fox & 1 Cat 35
Central Mountain 3 14 17
East Mountain 6 7 13
West Mountain 1 4 5
Lower Central Hamilton 8 3 11
Lower East Hamilton 20 14 34
Lower West Hamilton 12 19 31
Lower Stoney Creek 9 5 14
Upper Stoney Creek 4 5 9
Total 146 81 3 232


Total Raccoon strain rabies cases for all of Ontario: 291 cases

  • Hamilton: 232 cases
  • Haldimand: 20 cases
  • Brant: 17 cases
  • Niagara: 15 cases
  • Halton: 10 cases

Raccoon Strain Species Breakdown:

  • Raccoons: 199 cases
  • Skunks: 91 cases
  • Fox: 1 case
  • Cat: 2 cases
  • Llama: 1 case

Thank you to the City of Hamilton and the Ontario Ministry for the update, so that we can keep our Community updated.