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The vector of sleeping sickness' is :...

The vector of sleeping sickness' is :

A

house fly

B

tse-tse fly

C

sand fly

D

fruit fly

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B
(b) Trypanosoma gambiense is the causative agent of African sleeping sickness. Its primary host is man and the secondary (intermediate) host or vector is tse-tse fly (Glossina palpalis).
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