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The vector responsible for the transmission of sleeping sickne
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The vector responsible for the transmission of sleeping sickness is 

A
Tsetse fly

B
Plasmodium

C
Aedes aegypti

D
None of these

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Sleeping sickness, also called African trypanosomiasis, is the disease caused by infection with the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma gambiense. The vector responsible for the transmission of sleeping sickness from animals to man is Tsetse fly (a blood-sucking insect). 
So, the correct answer is 'Tsetse fly'.
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The vector responsible for the transmission of sleeping sickness is 
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