Rabies
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Quebec health officials confirm 2nd Montreal cat with raccoon rabiesQuebec health officials say three more people have received emergency preventative treatment after possible rabies exposure.HealthAug 10
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Cat with rabies prompts 3 people to receive emergency treatment in Montreal areaThe Montérégie Public Health Department confirmed to Global News that three people have received what is known as post-exposure prophylaxis after exposure to a cat with rabies.HealthJul 31
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Doctors detail 2024 Ontario child rabies death in effort to warn about contact with batsThe 11-year-old boy was at a cottage in northern Ontario in the summer of 2024 and was awoken by a bat lying on his nose and mouth, the case report said.HealthJun 29
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Beaver that bit ‘several people’ in New Jersey tests positive for rabies'On Sunday, May 3rd, it was reported that a beaver at Lake Henry had contact with several people and has since tested positive for rabies,' the Mahwah Health Department said.U.S. NewsMay 6
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Ontario health unit urges residents to ‘avoid handling bats’ given exposure spikePeterborough Public Health unit is urging residents to "avoid handling" bats after a "noticeable" spike in bat-related exposures this summer.HealthAug 11, 2025
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Toronto Public Health seeks person who handled potentially rabid batThe Toronto Health Authority is searching for an unidentified person who may have been exposed to rabies when they handled a bat Wednesday outside a downtown condo building.CanadaJun 28, 2025
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Quebec bans transport of some wild animals in nearly 100 communities over rabies riskThe Quebec government is temporarily banning the transportation of some wild animal species in nearly 100 municipalities in areas where raccoon rabies has been detected.CanadaJun 18, 2025
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U.S. patient dies from rabies after organ transplant. Can this happen here?A Michigan patient died of rabies earlier this year after contracting the virus through an organ transplant, health officials said.CanadaMar 27, 2025
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Health Canada gets rabies vaccine shipment as Ontario sees shortage, increased demandHealth Canada has received more units of the rabies vaccine and expects they will be distributed by the end of the month as Toronto continues to ration its doses amid a shortage.CanadaJan 23, 2025
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Toronto conserving rabies vaccines, citing shortage in OntarioToronto Public Health says it is conserving its rabies vaccine supply due to a shortage in Ontario, instructing doctors to start rationing the city's remaining supply.HealthJan 17, 2025
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