Rabies Positive Animal Specimens*
In Colorado By County, 1987-1996

COUNTY
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
ADAMS
1
2
0
1
0
0
3
1
0
2
ARAPAHOE
0
1
2
1
1
1
3
0
2
6
ARCHULETA
0
0
0
0
0
1s
0
0
0
0
BACA
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
BOULDER
2
4
5
0
0
4
1
1
1
3
CHAFFEE
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
DENVER
8
3
12
4
2
3
6
0
3
7
DELTA
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
DOUGLAS
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
EAGLE
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
EL PASO
1
2
5
2
3
1
3
1
3
0
FREMONT
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
GARFIELD
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
GUNNISON
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
JEFFERSON
2
1
0
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
KIT CARSON
0
0
0
0
1c
0
0
0
0
0
LA PLATA
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
LARIMER
3b1s
5
1
7
9
1
1
2
1
9
LAS ANIMAS
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
LOGAN
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
MESA
4
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
3
MOFFAT
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
MONTEZUMA
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1s
0
3b1f
MORGAN
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
PROWERS
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
PUEBLO
5
2
6
3
6
3
3
4
0
0
RIO BLANCO
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
RIO GRANDE
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
SEDGWICK
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
SUMMIT
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
WELD
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
7
YUMA
2sv
1s
1s
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total Positive
34
28
33
22
28
25
27
17
16
43

LEGEND: b = bat, c = cow, s = skunk, f = fox

*All specimens are bats unless otherwize noted. Counties not listed had no rabies positive specimens submitted in the 10-year period.

YEAR OF LAST POSITIVE SPECIMENS BY SPECIES:
DOG 1974 (El Paso); CAT 1985 (Grand); FOX 1996 (Montezuma);
RACCOON 1963 (Boulder); SKUNK 1994 (Montezuma); HUMAN 1931 (El Paso).

Produced by: Communicable Disease Epidemiology Program (303) 692-2700
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment 1/97