Vector of Filaria is ______.

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Filaria:
Filaria is a parasitic disease spread by mosquitoes and black flies.
Their causative parasites, Wuchereria bancrofti, are worm-like, slender, spherical creatures.
Filaria is spread by the Culex mosquito.
Culex mosquitos breed in a variety of stagnant water conditions.
Final answer: Vector of Filaria is Culex.

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