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ID#:

21853

Caption:

This image depicted a close, left lateral view of the neck region, of a member of a Mexican cattle herd, which exhibited a dripping exudate on its skin (blue arrowhead), emanating from the site of a vampire bat bite, where the flying mammal had fed on the steer’s blood. The taxonomic identity of the bat was not specified.

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Content Provider(s):

CDC/ Dr. Keith Sikes

Creation Date:

1967

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Categories:

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