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ID#:

5814

Caption:

This female Anopheles stephensi mosquito was obtaining a blood meal from a human host through its pointed proboscis. Note the droplet of blood being expelled from the insect’s abdomen, after having engorged itself on its host’s blood. This mosquito is a known malarial vector with a distribution that ranges from Egypt, all the way to China.

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Content Provider(s):

CDC/ Dr. William Collins

Creation Date:

2004

Photo Credit:

Jim Gathany

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