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Rabies in Arizona, 2008

 

Lab Confirmed Rabies Positive Animals

Arizona: January 1, 2008 - September 4, 2008

County

Bat

Skunk

Fox

Other

Total

Apache

 

 

 

 

 

Cochise

 2

4

1

 

7

Coconino

 1

 

 

bobcat*-1

2

Gila

4

3

 

8

Graham

 

 

 

bobcat*-1

1

Greenlee

2

7

bobcat*-1
 coyote†-1

12

La Paz

 

 

 

 

 

Maricopa

14

 

 

coyote†-1

15

Mohave

 

 

 

 

 

Navajo

 

 

 

 

 

Pima

28

15

 

coyote*-1

44

Pinal

2

7

2

bobcat*-1

coyote*-1

coati-1

14

Santa Cruz

1

9

 

bobcat*-1

11

Yavapai

5

 

1

mountain lion*-1
bobcat*-1

8

Yuma

 

 

 

1

Total

59

38

14

12

123

Year to date known exposures to lab confirmed rabid animals: 27 humans and 93 domestic animals. 

 

Number of lab confirmed rabid animals with known exposure to humans: 14

 

Number of lab confirmed rabid animals with known exposure to pets: 35

 

*These bobcats and coyotes were confirmed to be infected with the Arizona gray fox variant.

 

‡The coati was confirmed to be infected with the variant associated with skunks in south central U.S.

 

†Variant typing for other non-reservoir species is in progress.

 

Rabies by Month 2008

(by date of report- results from Arizona State Health Laboratory)

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Total

Bat

1

 

1

16

 9

9

12

9

2

 

 

 

 

Skunk

4

3

3

9

4

3

3

1

 

 

 

 

Fox

1

1

4

2

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

1

 

5

3

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

7

4

13

30

22 

15

17

12

 

 

 

 

 

Categorized by date of results, reported by the Arizona State Health Laboratory

 

 

 

2008 Map

 

 

Contact Information

Elisabeth Lawaczeck, Arizona State Public Health Veterinarian Tel: (602) 364-4562

 

 

 

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