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The vector for sleeping sickness is:

1. House fly
2. Tse-Tse fly
3. Sand fly
4. Fruit fly

Correct answer: Tse-Tse fly

Solution

Sleeping sickness is African trypanosomiasis, and it is spread by the tsetse fly. The other flies listed are associated with different roles or diseases, not this one.

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