Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Forestry and Agrifoods Agency
Cases of Rabies Reported in Newfoundland and Labrador
2012
Date animal Animal Place Rabies Human Comments died Confirmed? contact? January 12 Red Fox Wabush Yes No Attacked objects in front of resident’s house. January 22 Red Fox Labrador City Yes No Attacked objects at mineral exploration site. January 24 Red Fox Labrador City Yes No Found dead on trail. January 26 Red Fox Labrador City Yes No Hit by a vehicle. February 2 Red Fox Labrador City Yes No Attacked a man in town. No direct contact. February 2 Red Fox Labrador City Yes No Found dead on Menihek ski trail. February 18 Red Fox Wabush Yes No Found dead in backyard, possibly dead for few weeks. February 21 Red Fox Wabush Yes No Found dead at trail on Loon Lake. March 2 Red Fox Labrador City Yes No Ran under a passing truck. March 8 Red Fox Hebron Yes No Fox chewing skidoo ski, mouth of Ikarut River. March 9 Red Fox Labrador City Yes No Ran in front of skidoo at Duley Park. March 14 Red Fox Labrador City Yes No Uncoordinated and aggressive at mineral exploration site. March 14 Red Fox Wabush Yes No Acting aggressively. April 15 Red Fox Nain Yes No Tried to attack skidoo, porcupine quills in face, Rhodes Island. April 27 Red Fox Makkovik Yes No Covered in porcupine quills. May 21 Red Fox Nain Yes No Attacked a local dog. Unless stated otherwise, all confirmation testing for rabies was done by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
website: www.faa.gov.nl.ca/rabies, e-mail: [email protected]
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Forestry and Agrifoods Agency
Cases of Rabies Reported in Northern Quebec (provided to show the progressive movement of rabies from Northern Quebec into Labrador)
2011
Date animal Animal Place Rabies Human Comments died Confirmed? contact? February 22 Arctic Fox Akulivik Yes No N/A April 11 Dog Ivujivik Yes No N/A September 19 Arctic Fox Kangirsuk Yes No N/A October 27 Red Fox Kangiqsujuaq Yes No N/A November 7 Red Fox Kangiqsujuaq Yes No N/A December 2 Red Fox Kangiqsujuaq Yes No N/A December 14 Arctic Fox Umiujaq Yes No N/A December 21 Red Fox Kuujjuaq Yes No N/A Unless stated otherwise, all confirmation testing for rabies was done by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
2012
Date animal Animal Place Rabies Human Comments died Confirmed? contact? January 18 Arctic Fox Umiujaq Yes No N/A January 20 Dog Kawawachikamach Yes Yes Dog died in Montreal January 27 Arctic Fox Umiujaq Yes No N/A February 1 Dog Kuujjuarapik Yes Yes Dog died in Terrebonne (near Montreal). February 1 Red Fox Schefferville Yes No N/A February 3 Arctic Fox Puvirnituq Yes No N/A February 3 Arctic Fox Ivujivik Yes No N/A February 9 Dog Kuujjuaq Yes Yes N/A February 13 Dog Kuujjuaq Yes No N/A February 17 Red Fox Umiujaq Yes No N/A March 3 Dog Kuujjuarapik Yes Yes N/A March 5 Wolf Kangirsuk Yes Yes N/A March 6 Dog Kuujjuarapik Yes No N/A March 14 Arctic Fox Salluit Yes No N/A April 26 Red Fox Fermont Yes Yes N/A May 10 Red Fox Inukjuak Yes No N/A Unless stated otherwise, all confirmation testing for rabies was done by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
website: www.faa.gov.nl.ca/rabies, e-mail: [email protected]
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador Forestry and Agrifoods Agency
Rabies cases in Nunavik and Labrador 2011-2012 Cases of rabies in Labrador usually follow outbreaks in Nunavik (northern Québec)
(graph produced by Dre. Audrey Simon, Université de Montréal, 2014)
website: www.faa.gov.nl.ca/rabies, e-mail: [email protected]