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Rabies virus (Inf. with) , Canada
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COUNTRY OR ZONE
COUNTRY
DISEASE
Rabies virus (Inf. with)
STARTED ON
30-06-2021
ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL
GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
RABV
CONFIRMED ON
14-07-2021
REASON
New strain in the country
CAUSAL AGENT
Rabies virus
ENDED ON
11-07-2021
DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed
REPORTED ON
16-08-2021
LAST OCCURRENCE
-
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SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
- Legal movement of animals
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
The rabid dog was imported from Iran on July 1st, 2021. It developed clinical signs on July 11 and was euthanised on July 12, 2021. Rabies diagnosis was confirmed on July 15. Results from virus characterization with discriminatory monoclonal antibody typing panels and genetic sequencing confirmed the dog was infected with a canine rabies virus variant previously reported in Iran and Iraq. Follow up investigation revealed 24 people were exposed to the rabid dog and 14 were given post-exposure prophylaxis. The rabid dog had no contact with any wild or domestic animals. Dog-mediated rabies has not been reported in Canada since the 1960s.
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Outbreaks
down
ob_87829 - Toronto
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OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-
STARTED ON
01-07-2021
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Other
DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-
NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-
ENDED ON
12-07-2021
AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
Dog was imported from Iran. It presented clinical signs of rabies on July 11 and was euthanised on July 12.
APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Toronto
FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Ontario
SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Peel
THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Mississauga
GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 43.68
Long : -79.61
SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Dogs NEW Animal - 1 - 1 - -
TOTAL Animal - 1 - 1 - -
- NEW Animal - 1 - 1 - -
TOTAL Animal - 1 - 1
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Rabies virus (Inf. with) , Canada
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COUNTRY OR ZONE
COUNTRY
DISEASE
Rabies virus (Inf. with)
STARTED ON
30-06-2021
ANIMAL TYPE
TERRESTRIAL
GENOTYPE/ SEROTYPE/ SUBTYPE
RABV
CONFIRMED ON
14-07-2021
REASON
New strain in the country
CAUSAL AGENT
Rabies virus
ENDED ON
11-07-2021
DISEASE CATEGORY
OIE-listed
REPORTED ON
16-08-2021
LAST OCCURRENCE
-
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SOURCE OF EVENT OR ORIGIN OF INFECTION
- Legal movement of animals
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL COMMENTS
The rabid dog was imported from Iran on July 1st, 2021. It developed clinical signs on July 11 and was euthanised on July 12, 2021. Rabies diagnosis was confirmed on July 15. Results from virus characterization with discriminatory monoclonal antibody typing panels and genetic sequencing confirmed the dog was infected with a canine rabies virus variant previously reported in Iran and Iraq. Follow up investigation revealed 24 people were exposed to the rabid dog and 14 were given post-exposure prophylaxis. The rabid dog had no contact with any wild or domestic animals. Dog-mediated rabies has not been reported in Canada since the 1960s.
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Outbreaks
down
ob_87829 - Toronto
down
OUTBREAK REFERENCE
-
STARTED ON
01-07-2021
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL UNIT
Other
DETAILED CHARACTERISATION
-
NUMBER OF OUTBREAKS
-
ENDED ON
12-07-2021
AFFECTED POPULATION DESCRIPTION
Dog was imported from Iran. It presented clinical signs of rabies on July 11 and was euthanised on July 12.
APPROXIMATE LOCATION
Toronto
FIRST ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Ontario
SECOND ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Peel
THIRD ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
Mississauga
GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES
Lat : 43.68
Long : -79.61
SPECIES MEASURING UNIT SUSCEPTIBLE CASES DEATHS KILLED AND DISPOSED OF SLAUGHTERED/KILLED FOR COMMERCIAL USE VACCINATED
Dogs NEW Animal - 1 - 1 - -
TOTAL Animal - 1 - 1 - -
- NEW Animal - 1 - 1 - -
TOTAL Animal - 1 - 1
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