Amplifier host for Japanese encephalitis is?

VPH-0012

QUESTION

Amplifier host for Japanese encephalitis is?

OPTIONS

(A) Pig
(B) Dog
(C) Monkey
(D) Flea

ANSWER

(A) Pig

EXPLANATION

Pigs develop substantial viremia and act as major amplifier hosts for Japanese encephalitis virus. Dogs and monkeys are not the principal amplifier hosts, and fleas are not vertebrate hosts.

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