Animal Rabies Cases and Test Samples in Canada, 2014-2021

Canadian data on animal rabies cases diagnosed by CFIA laboratories and total samples submitted for testing. The dataset is tabulated by province of origin and species, covering the period from 2014 to 2021. It was published by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling rabies incidence trends over time based on diagnosed case counts.
• Analyzing geographic risk by province based on the origin of cases and samples.
• Studying species-specific susceptibility and transmission based on the species breakdown.
• Evaluating surveillance intensity by comparing the number of diagnosed cases to total samples submitted.

Strengths

• Covers an 8-year time range (2014-2021).
• Includes both confirmed case counts and total test samples, providing context for surveillance intensity.
• Data is broken down by province and species, enabling multi-dimensional analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Collection Method

Cases diagnosed by CFIA laboratories from samples submitted for testing.

Time Range

2014-2021

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 16:02:31.283484; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada, broken down by province