In the United States, the protozoan parasite, Leishmania spp. is transmitted by

A. Anopheles mosquitoes
B. Direct life cycle, no vector needed
C. Ctenocephalides fleas
D. Simulium midges
E. Lutzomyia sandflies


Ans: E. Lutzomyia sandflies

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