uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Lymphatic Filariasis

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ModerateHelminth InfectionsLymphatic Filariasisuk-dtmh

A 35-year-old man from Recife, Brazil, presents with progressive swelling of the left leg and recurrent episodes of acute dermatolymphangioadenitis (ADLA). He has lived in an urban slum area for his entire life. Nocturnal blood film reveals sheathed microfilariae. What is the vector for the most likely causative organism in this epidemiological setting?

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