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From a close right lateral view, this image depicted a prairie dog flea, Oropsylla hirsuta. The specimen was retrieved from the burrow of a Gunnison's Prairie Dog, Cynomys gunnisoni, using a white cloth trap. O. hirsuta is a known vector for the bacterium, Yersinia pestis, the cause of human plague. This flea was photographed at the Museum of Northern Arizona, located in , Coconino County, Flagstaff, Arizona, USA.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Gary D. Alpert, Ph.D. and Jordan Mitchell, Northern Arizona University, Department of Biological Sciences
Creation Date: 2023
Photo Credit: Gary D. Alpert, Ph.D. and Jordan Mitchell, Northern Arizona University, Department of Biological Sciences
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