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Rat Catchers in New Orleans; Group portrait of nine men standing behind a makeshift table
Kettles, buckets, lanterns, and other equipment were used in catching rats during the Public Health Service campaign against the New Orleans plague epidemic of 1914-1920. (Library of Medicine)
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Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Vector-Borne Diseases (DVBD)