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Which one of the following is not correctly matched?

1. Glossina palpalis - Sleeping sickness
2. Culex pipiens - Filariasis
3. Aedes aegypti - Yellow fever
4. Anopheles culicifacies - Leishmaniasis

Correct answer: Anopheles culicifacies - Leishmaniasis

Solution

Anopheles culicifacies is a mosquito associated with malaria transmission, not leishmaniasis. Leishmaniasis is classically transmitted by sandflies (Phlebotomus), so that pair is the incorrect match.

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