Reportable diseases, as outlined in the Health of Animals Act and Reportable Diseases Regulations are diseases that can impact: human health, animal health and the Canadian economy.
Animal owners, veterinarians and labs must report suspect cases of these diseases to a Canadian Food Inspection Agency district veterinarian.
Reportable Diseases in Terrestrial Animals (Federal List – Subject to Change)
Refer to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency for the latest updates.
Cattle and Bison
Anthrax
Bluetongue
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Bovine tuberculosis
Brucellosis
Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia
Cysticercosis
Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Lumpy Skin Disease
Rabies
Rift Valley Fever
Vesicular stomatitis
Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia
Equine
African horse sickness
Anthrax
Brucellosis
Contagious Equine Metritis
Equine infectious anemia
Equine Piroplasmosis
Rabies
Rinderpest
Vesicular Stomatitis
Venezuelan equine encephalomyelitis
Goats
Anthrax
Bluetongue
Bovine tuberculosis
Brucellosis
Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Peste des petits ruminants
Rabies
Rift Valley Fever
Scrapie
Sheep and Goat Pox
Swine
African swine fever
Bovine tuberculosis
Brucellosis
Classical Swine Fever
Cysticercosis
Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv) in Alberta and Manitoba
Pseudorabies (Aujeszky's disease)
Rabies
Swine Vesicular Disease
Trichinellosis
Vesicular stomatitis
Poultry
Avian influenza
Fowl typhoid
Newcastle disease
Pullorum Disease
Sheep
Anthrax
Bluetongue
Bovine tuberculosis
Brucellosis
Foot-and-Mouth Disease
Peste des petits ruminants
Rabies
Rift Valley Fever
Scrapie
Sheep and Goat Pox
Vesicular Stomatitis
Click here to learn more about the Canadian Animal Health Surveillance System (CAHSS), a division of Animal Health Canada, which brings together and uses data-driven information to demonstrate animal health, minimize impacts of disease, and guide planning on national animal health priorities.
Click here to explore global animal health data through the World Animal Health Information System (WAHIS) - the global animal health reference database of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH).
Click here for information on Animal health compensation - what to expect when an animal is ordered destroyed by Canadian Food Inspection Agency.