LOGO EXPLANATION

1. Crest representing New-France.
2. Blue of the Quebec flag.
3. Raccoon, one of the principal rabies reservoirs in Quebec. It puts its paws over the cross to show that it can transmit the virus to other species.
4. Cross representing the objective of decreasing and/or interrupting rabies transmission.
5. Red of the Canadian flag.
6. Dog, principal reservoir of rabies virus in many countries in the world. It spills over the cross, to show that it can transmit the virus to other species.
7. Profile of the old city of Quebec, host of RITA XX. It is also a reminder of the importance of rabies transmission to humans.
8. Bat, an important rabies reservoir species everywhere around the world and one of the most important for Quebec.
9. The St. Lawrence river which borders Quebec city, host of RITA XX. An important waterway for Canada, it assures links between many cities in North America, as RITA does for rabies.
10. Skunk is a host reservoir for rabies in Canada in the provinces of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario and is also affected by the raccoon rabies strain in Quebec.
11. To emphasize RITA’s twentieth anniversary.
12. Fleur-de-lis, component of the Quebec flag.