A team of researchers has been diligently roaming NYC streets in search of rodents that are not only elusive, but that may carry a flea species capable of transmitting plague pathogens.At 15:30 a.m., on a Sunday, Harlem's 125th street is asleep and strangely quiet. A man dressed in dirty jeans and workboots steps off the train and makes his way to a dark street corner. Leather gloves, forceps, a flashlight, flea comb, and miscellaneous supplies fill his backpack. A van approaches from the west and slows to a stop. The door slides opens and sleepy eyes meet his own. Another day of rodent research has begun.
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