YELLOWKNIFE – November 26, 2021- The Chief Public Health Officer is advising that two foxes from Tuktoyaktuk have tested positive for rabies in the past few weeks. There have been incidents of dogs in the community being attacked by foxes.
Rabies in humans can be fatal. Vaccines prevent rabies.
If you have been bitten, scratched or in contact with a fox or bitten by a dog, please contact the Health Centre and report the incident immediately.
If your dog was attacked please contact the ENR Wildlife Officer.
Any observations of abnormal, sick, or dead wildlife should be reported to the ENR Wildlife Officer or the ENR Wildlife Veterinarian (WildlifeVeterinarian@gov.nt.ca) immediately.
Any individual that works closely with wildlife should review the option of receiving a rabies vaccine series or booster with the health centre.
Residents who think they have been exposed to rabies should contact the Health Centre.
For general information about rabies please see:
For more information contact:
Umesh Sutendra
Communications
Department of Health and Social Service
Government of the Northwest Territories
Umesh_Sutendra@gov.nt.ca