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Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases Program

Arizona Plague Data & Statistics

TABLE 1 - CASES OF PLAGUE, ARIZONA 1950-2000
Year	County	Month of Onset	Age	Outcome
1950	Apache	July	14	survived
1963	Apache	December	28	died
1966	Navajo	July	7	survived
1967	Coconino	June	5	survived
1968	Navajo	July	8	survived
1972	Coconino	February	19	survived
1973	Gila	July	9	survived
1975	Navajo	May	31	survived
1975	Navajo	May	2	survived
1975	Yavapai	June	23	survived
1976	Coconino	February	15	survived
1976	Coconino	May	16	survived
1976	Navajo	July	12	survived
1976	Apache	July	16	survived
1977	Coconino	June	23	survived
1977	Navajo	August	15	survived
1977	Coconino	September	16	survived
1978	Coconino	April	23	survived
1978	Apache	July	15	survived
1979	Navajo	April	34	survived
1979	Navajo	April	7	survived
1979	Yavapai	April	13	survived
1981	Navajo	May	72	survived
1981	Coconino	August	3	survived
1981	Navajo	November	2	survived
1981	Navajo	December	58	survived
1982	Coconino	May	78	survived
1982	Coconino	July	4	survived
1982	Coconino	August	55	survived
1982	Apache	December	16	survived
1983	Coconino	April	39	survived
1983	Coconino	May	22	survived
1983	Apache	May	18	died
1983	Coconino	May	58	survived
1983	Coconino	May	65	died
1983	Apache	June	57	survived
1983	Apache	June	5	died
1983	Apache	July	44	survived
1983	Apache	July	14	survived
1983	Navajo	August	14	survived
1984	Apache	May	29	died
1984	Apache	September	43	survived
1986	Apache	August	6	survived
1987	Yavapai	February	35	died
1987	Apache	November	9	survived
1988	Mohave	June	36	survived
1991	Yavapai	July	45	survived
1992	Apache	July	67	survived
1992	Apache	July	2	survived
1992	Apache	August	14	survived
1992	Pima (contracted in Colorado)	August	31	died
1994	Coconino	April	47	survived
1994	Navajo	May	38	survived
1994	Navajo	May	53	survived
1994	Apache	May	8	survived
1994	Coconino	July	30	survived
1995	Apache	June	31	survived
1996	Navajo	July	18	died
1996	Navajo	August	16	survived
1997	Navajo	September	70	died
1998	Navajo	August	40	survived
2000	Apache	May	9	survived
2007	Apache	September	46	survived
2007	Coconino	October	37	died
Total number of cases as of November 20, 2007 = 64

TABLE 2 - NATIVE AMERICAN AND NON-NATIVE AMERICAN PLAGUE CASES IN ELEVEN AGE GROUPS AND BY SEX, ARIZONA, 1950-2000
Age (yeasrs)	Native American			Non-Native American			All Groups
	Male	Femaile	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female	Total
<5	1	4	5	0	0	0	1	4	5
5-9	6	3	9	0	1	1	6	4	10
10-14	3	2	5	0	1	1	2	4	6
15-20	7	1	8	3	0	3	10	1	11
20-29	2	0	2	2	2	4	4	2	6
30-39	2	2	4	3	2	5	5	4	9
40-49	3	2	5	2	0	2	5	2	7
50-59	1	3	4	1	0	1	2	3	5
60-69	2	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	2
70-79	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	3	3
>79	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	26	21	46	11	6	17	37	27	64

TABLE 3
GENERAL DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF ARIZONA PLAGUE CASES (N=64)
Category	Number of Cases	Percent
Males	38	59.4
Females	26	40.6
Whites	14	21.9
Hispanics	3	4.7
Native American	47	73.4

TABLE 4
COUNTY PROFILE OF ARIZONA PLAGUE CASES (N=64)
County	Number of Cases	Percent
Apache	21	32.8
Coconino	18	28.1
Gila	1	1.6
Mohave	1	1.6
Navajo	18	28.1
Pima	1 (contracted in Colorado)	1.6
Yavapai	4	6.3
Totals	64	100

TABLE 5 - ARIZONA CASES OF PLAGE BY YEAR AND MONTH, 1950-2007
Year	Month of Onset												Total
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1950							1						1
1963												1^a	1^a
1966							1						1
1967						1							1
1968							1						1
1972		1											1
1973							1						1
1975					2	1							3
1976		1			1		2						4
1977						1		1	1				3
1978				1			1						2
1979				2	1								3
1981					1			1			1	1	4
1982					1		1	1				1	4
1983				1	4^2a	2^1a	2	1					10^3a
1984					1^a				1				2^1a
1986								1					1
1987		1^a									1		2^1a
1988						1							1
1991							1						1
1992							1	3^1a					4^1a
1994				1	3		1						5
1995						1							1
1996								2^1a					2^1a
1997									1^1a				1^1a
1998								1					1
2000					1								1
2007									1	1			2
Total	0	3^1a	0	5	15^3a	7^1a	13	11^2a	4^1a	1	2	3^1a	64^9a

^a Indicates fatal case.