Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

G l o s s i n a

p o l p o l i s

- Sleeping sickness

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C u l e x

p i p i e n s

- Filariasis

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A e d e s

a e g y p t i

- Yellow fever

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A n o p h e l e s

c u l i f a c i e s

- Leishmaniasis

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Solution

The correct option is C $A n o p h e l e s$ $c u l i f a c i e s$ - Leishmaniasis
Sleeping sickness is caused by $G l o s s i n a$ $p o l p o l i s$ .
Filariasis is caused by $C u l e x$ $p i p i e n s$ .
Yellow fever is caused by $A e d e s$ $a e g y p t i$ .
$A n o p h e l e s$ $c u l i f a c i e s$ is one of the majors vector (carrier) of malaria.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

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