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Question
Which one of the following is the vector of Trypanosomiasis?
Correct Answer
Option A is the correct answer.
Detailed Explanation
Trypanosomiasis (African sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in cattle) is transmitted by the tsetse fly (Glossina species). Phlebotomus flies are vectors of leishmaniasis; white flies are agricultural pests; fire flies are bioluminescent beetles and not disease vectors.
Hint
This blood-feeding fly is endemic to sub-Saharan Africa and is responsible for transmitting the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma.