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  • Canada: Brantford, Ont.-area child dies from rabies after contact with a bat, health official says

    Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamil...eath-1.7341335

    Brantford, Ont.-area child dies from rabies after contact with a bat, health official says
    The public is advised to seek immediate medical attention if you came in contact with bats
    Samantha Beattie · CBC News · Posted: Oct 03, 2024 11:27 AM EDT | Last Updated: 23 minutes ago

    ​A child from the Brantford, Ont., area has died from rabies, says a local medical officer of health.

    Dr. Malcolm Lock of the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit told councillors at a board of health meeting Wednesday that the child had been exposed to the virus in the Timiskaming region, just north of Sudbury.

    "They woke up with a bat in their room," Lock said. "The parents looked, didn't see any signs of a bite or scratches or saliva, and didn't seek getting a rabies vaccine."

    Last month, the child was in hospital. No other details, including the child's age, have been released.,,

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    Rabies cases in Canada 2024

    Year to date 2024
    ...
    Rabies cases
    BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PE NL NU NT YT Total

    Arctic fox 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
    Bat 12 5 9 1 63 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 95
    Dog 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Skunk 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
    Total 12 5 9 7 64Table note* 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 103


    Table note* There was one human case from ON.
    ...


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