{"id":747813,"date":"2026-06-19T18:41:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T18:41:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/747813\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T18:41:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T18:41:16","slug":"raccoon-rabies-outbreak-still-growing-quebec-public-health-officials-say-montreal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/747813\/","title":{"rendered":"Raccoon rabies outbreak still growing, Quebec public health officials say – Montreal"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted June 19, 2026 12:20 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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Quebec public health<\/a> officials are sounding the alarm as rabies cases continue to spread in regions to the south and east of Montreal.<\/p>\n

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The province has recorded 76 cases in 2026, only halfway through the year, compared to 93 for all of 2025.<\/p>\n

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Officials logged 104 cases over three years, during the province\u2019s last outbreak between 2006 and 2009.<\/p>\n

Public health officials from the Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie and Estrie regions told a media briefing on Thursday that rabies has a 100 per cent mortality rate in humans and animals once symptoms appear.<\/p>\n

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But they said aggressive treatment can prevent the disease from developing in an exposed person.<\/p>\n

They say the best way to stay safe is to avoid contact with unknown domestic and wild animals, and especially with mammals such as raccoons, skunks and foxes.<\/p>\n

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