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The insect, Anopheles is the vector of __________.

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Vector
Vector is an organism that carries and transmits pathogens to a living organism.
Vectors are generally arthropod species like mosquitoes, ticks, bugs, sandflies, etc.
Vectors are the carriers and serve for the indirect transmission of communicable diseases.
For example - the female Anopheles mosquito is the vector for the malarial parasite Plasmodium sp.
The insect, Anopheles is the vector of Plasmodium sp.

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