Phlebotomus argentipes is the vector responsible for transmitting which of the following diseases in India?

• A Dengue fever
• B Lymphatic filariasis
• C Scrub typhus
• D Visceral leishmaniasis (Kala-azar) ✓

Explanation

Phlebotomus argentipes (sandfly) is the proven vector of visceral leishmaniasis (Kala-azar, caused by Leishmania donovani) in the Indian subcontinent, particularly in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh. Dengue is transmitted by Aedes aegypti. Lymphatic filariasis (Wuchereria bancrofti) is transmitted by Culex quinquefasciatus in India. Scrub typhus (Orientia tsutsugamushi) is transmitted by larval trombiculid mites (chiggers, especially Leptotrombidium deliense).

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

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