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This historic June 1966 image was captured in Servilleta, New Mexico, during a plague investigation. The photograph shows the residence of an approximately 70-year-old individual with a confirmed case of plague. Inspection of the home revealed no visible evidence of rodent activity, the primary reservoir for the plague bacterium Yersinia pestis.
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ H.E. Stark
Creation Date: 1966
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