Ontario's first domestic case of human rabies since 1967 confirmed in Brant County

Timiskaming region bat suspected cause of human rabies case

It's the first human case of the virus in Ontario in 57 years

Ontario’s First Case of Human Rabies Since 1967 Confirmed in Brant County

Officials in the southern Ontario community of Brant County have confirmed a human case of rabies in a local resident, the first rabies case in the province since 1967. Brant County Health Unit (BCHU) said the rabies is believed to have been contracted from a bat in the Gowganda area of the Timiskaming region in northeastern Ontario. The individual has been hospitalized, according to a Sept. 6 BCHU news release. Brant County is a largely rural m…

Northern Ontario bat suspected cause of rare human rabies case

It's the first human case of the virus in Ontario in 57 years; since 1924, there have been 26 human cases of rabies in Canada

First human rabies case reported in Ontario after almost 60 years

The case was confirmed on Friday by Brant County Health Unit which said it believed the exposure had come from a bat and led to someone from being hospitalized.

1st human case of rabies in Ontario since 1967 confirmed in Brantford-Brant resident

A resident of Brantford-Brant is currently hospitalized with rabies. The health unit says it's the first case in Brantford-Brant ever and the first in Ontario since 1967.

Person hospitalized for Ontario’s first human case of rabies since 1967

The Brant County Health Unit says one person is in hospital after being exposed to rabies in the Timiskaming region