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Rabies cases increasing in numbers- Who is your pet meeting
Rabies is on the rise in
Ontario. The Huron
County Health Unit
encourages animal own-
ers to vaccinate their ani-
mals against rabies and
supervise them - you
never know who your ani-
mals will meet.
Perth District Health
Unit has confirmed two
cases of rabies in the last
six months - one in a
skunk and the other in a
cow. These cases are unre-
lated to the raccoon strain
of rabies found in almost
90 raccoons and skunks in
the Hamilton, Niagara and
Haldimand-Norfolk areas
from last December to
now. Up until December
2015, Ontario had not
seen a case of raccoon
rabies since 2005.
People are at risk of
contracting rabies when
they or their animals have
contact with wild animals.
Once symptoms appear,
rabies is almost always
fatal in animals and
humans.
"A pet owner's first line
of defense is to vaccinate
your pet against rabies,"
says Public Health Inspec-
tor Patrick Landry. "This
protects your pet and your
family if your pet comes
into contact with a rabid
animal."
Rabies vaccination is
mandatory for cats, dogs
and some classes of
horses in Huron County.
Landry adds that pet own-
ers should also check their
dogs and cats for bruises
and wounds and not allow
their pets to roam free.
Stray cats and wild ani-
mals should be left alone.
Humans and other ani-
mals can become infected
primarily from a bite, or in
some cases a scratch, from
a rabid animal. This can
happen if the rabid ani-
mal's saliva containing the
rabies virus comes in con-
tact with an open cut or
the moist tissues of the
mouth, nose or eyes.
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If you or another person
may have been exposed to
rabies:
-Wash the wound with
soap and water.
-Contact your family
doctor immediately. The
Health Unit can provide
rabies vaccine to your
doctor if needed.
-As soon as you can, call
the Health Unit at 1-519-
482-3416 or after hours at
519-482-7077 to report the
incident.
If you suspect one of
your animals may have
come into contact with a
rabid animal, contact your
veterinarian or the
Ontario Ministry of Agri-
culture, Food and Rural
Affairs/Agriculture Infor-
mation Contact Centre at
1-877-424-1300. If you see
an animal that you think
may be rabid, contact your
local Animal Control
Officer.
For more information,
visit huronhealthunit.ca/
rabies.
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