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Question
One of the following is an intermediate host of the nematode Thelazia sp. Choose the correct answer from the following options given below
Explanation
Thelazia eyeworms cause thelaziasis in cattle and horses. Their larvae are ingested by non-biting face flies like Musca autumnalis, where they develop to infective L3 in fly tissues, then deposited onto eye conjunctiva during subsequent feeding, completing transmission.
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