Which one is carrier of microfilaria?

Culex

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Aedes

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Anopheles

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Tabanus

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Solution

The correct option is A Culex
Wuchereria bancrofti is the organism which causes filariasis in humans. The parasite completes its life cycle in two hosts. The humans serve as their definitive host. The Culex mosquitoes are the intermediate host. The organism transmits the disease with the help of Culex mosquitoes.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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