In August 2011, a case of canine rabies was notified to the French veterinary services. The dog was a threemonth-old puppy illegally imported from Morocco that presented behavioural changes on 1 August and was admitted to a veterinary clinic on 6 August. It died the following day and the body was shortly sent to the national reference centre where rabies was laboratory-confirmed on 11 August. Contact tracing and postexposure treatment were initiated immediately. (R.A.)