The definitive host and reservoir for Wuchereria bancrofti is:
a. mosquito.
b. microfilaria.
c. humans.
d. tabanid fly.
C
W. bancrofti is the most common identified species of filarial worms that infect humans. The mosquito vectors have complex life cycles that include laying eggs and the development of larvae on the surface of a water source. When the larvae mature into adult mosquitos, the male and females swarm in the evening and mate. The female requires feeding on a blood meal to repro-duce. The mosquito becomes the intermediate host for the microfilaria parasite. Humans are the definitive host and the reservoir for W. bancrofti.
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