March 2025 Board of Health Meeting - Animal Bite Investigations in WEC by Municipality - Follow-up Report Information Report
PREPARED BY: Environmental Health
DATE: March 20, 2025
SUBJECT: Animal Bite Investigations in WEC by Municipality - Follow-up Report
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE
Rabies is a viral disease that affects the central nervous system of warm-blooded animals, including humans. Once symptoms appear, rabies is almost always fatal. In Canada, bats, foxes, skunks, and raccoons are the most common transmitters of the disease.
