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Which among the followings does not come under crustacea-borne zoonoses?
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Arthropod, Crustacean & Pentastomid Zoonoses
- Crustacea-Borne Parasitic Zoonoses:
- Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Rat lungworm): Uses freshwater prawns and crabs as paratenic/intermediate hosts.
- Dracunculus medinensis (Guinea worm): Uses copepod crustaceans (Cyclops) as intermediate hosts.
- Paragonimus westermanii (Lung fluke): Uses freshwater crabs and crayfish as second intermediate hosts.
- Opisthorchis tenuicollis (Opisthorchis felineus / Cat liver fluke):
- First intermediate host: Freshwater snail (Bithynia).
- Second intermediate host: Cyprinid freshwater fishes (encysts as metacercariae in fish flesh), NOT crustaceans.
- nalysis:
- (Opisthorchis tenuicollis): Correct (fish-borne, not crustacean-borne).
Correct option: (4) Opisthorchis tenuicollis
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