YELLOWKNIFE – February 18, 2022 – The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising that 2 dogs from Tuktoyaktuk have recently tested positive for rabies. Another dog has been sent for testing and is presumed positive at this time.

With rabies being found in dogs and foxes in and around Tuktoyaktuk, you are also at risk of being exposed to this fatal disease if you are bitten or scratched or in contact with foxes or dogs in the community.

YELLOWKNIFE – February 3, 2022 - The Chief Environmental Health Officer is advising that 2 dogs from Tuktoyaktuk showing signs of rabies were seen yesterday.

Animals with rabies can have different symptoms, including being fearful, aggressive, excessive drooling, difficulty swallowing, staggering, walking backwards, abnormal vocalizations/moaning, paralysis and seizures. Aggressive behavior is possible, but rabid animals may also often be very shy or calm, and acting or moving strangely.