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Trypanosoma gambiense is spread by

A
Aedes aegyptii
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Culex fatigans
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Stomoaxys calcitrans
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Glossina palpalis
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Solution

The correct option is C Glossina palpalis
Gambian sleeping sickness is caused by Trypanosoma gambiense. The disease is transmitted to man by the tsetse flies, Glossina palpalis
So, the correct answer is 'Glossina palpalis'

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