Animal Rabies Cases in Canada, 2022

Canadian animal rabies cases diagnosed by CFIA laboratories in 2022. The data includes the total number of samples submitted for testing, tabulated by province of origin and species. It was published by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling rabies transmission risk based on province and species data mentioned in the description
• Analyzing rabies surveillance coverage based on the number of samples submitted for testing
• Mapping provincial rabies prevalence based on the geographic origin of cases
• Comparing rabies incidence across different animal species as indicated in the description

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) laboratories.
• Includes a temporal anchor point for the year 2022.
• Covers a national geographic scope across Canadian provinces.

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Agence canadienne d'inspection des aliments

Collection Method

Diagnosed by CFIA laboratories from samples submitted for testing.

Time Range

2022

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 18:03:28.893382; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada, tabulated by province of origin.