Culex quinquefasciatus is the vector for all of the following EXCEPT:

• A Wuchereria bancrofti (lymphatic filariasis)
• B West Nile virus
• C Japanese encephalitis (in some regions)
• D Dengue fever ✓

Explanation

Culex quinquefasciatus (night-biting, breeds in polluted water) transmits Wuchereria bancrofti (urban filariasis), West Nile virus, and contributes to Japanese encephalitis transmission. Dengue fever is transmitted exclusively by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (day-biting mosquitoes that breed in clean water containers).

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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