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Created by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), this image depicted a view of the type of environment inhabited by the Rocky Mountain wood tick, Dermacentor andersoni. The photograph was captured by a staff member stationed at the Rocky Mountain Laboratories (RML). The location was described as sagebrush range land, and mountains. D. andersoni is a known vector for the spread of the rickettsial disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF).
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Margaret A. Parsons
Creation Date: 1965
Photo Credit: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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