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Captured in San Francisco, California during a plague field study, this image depicted a laboratory technician seated in his lab, as he was in the process of combing fleas from the fur of deceased rats, which would then be examined for the presence of the plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Margaret A. Parsons
Creation Date: 1965
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Copyright Restrictions: None - This image is in the public domain and thus free of any copyright restrictions.