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What is the biological vector for African sleeping sickness?

mosquito
tsetse fly
deer tick
sand fly

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Answer:

Tsetse fly

Step-by-step explanation:

African sleeping sickness is also known as trypanosomiasis, may be defined as vector borne disease that is caused by trypanosoma.

The vector for the African sleeping sickness is tsetse fly. These flies may have acquired infection from the animals or the human beings.

Thus, the correct answer is option (2).

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