新疆是我国西北旱獭鼠疫流行较为严重的省(区)之一。新中国成立前新疆有记载的人类鼠疫流行12起,其中7起死亡100人以上,1912年发生在和田、于田、洛浦三县的鼠疫大流行危害最严重,据记载死亡达10万人;建国后,截至目前新疆共发生人间鼠疫12起,波及7个县、8个乡、12个村队、患病42人、死亡23人。 Xinjiang is one of the provinces (districts) where the plague prevalence in Northwest China is more serious. Before the founding of New China, Xinjiang recorded 12 human plague epidemics, of which 7 were killed more than 100 people. In 1912, the most serious plague epidemic occurred in the three counties of Wada, Yutian and Luopu, and the death toll was recorded as 100,000. ; After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, up to now, there have been 12 human plague cases in Xinjiang, affecting 7 counties, 8 townships and 12 village teams, with 42 people affected and 23 dead.