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Shown here, was a larva on the left, and an adult female oriental rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis, which through its bite, is responsible for transmitting the bacterium, Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague.
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Content Provider(s): World Health Organization (WHO)
Creation Date: 1975
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