ID#: 5142
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This is a typical muskrat house, or nest, camouflaged by reeds, that had been located in Little Otter Creek, Vermont. The muskrat is a carrier of the bacterium, Francisella tularensis, which is the pathogen responsible for causing the disease known as tularemia.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. J. M. Clinton
Creation Date: 1968
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