Which one of the following diseases is not transmitted by tiger mosquitoes?
- AYellow fever
- BDengue
- CChikungunya
- DJapanese Encephalitis
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Correct answer: (d) Japanese Encephalitis
Explanation
Tiger mosquitoes (Aedes) transmit yellow fever, dengue, chikungunya and Zika.
Japanese Encephalitis is caused by a flavivirus spread by Culex mosquitoes that breed in rice fields, not by Aedes.
Hence Japanese Encephalitis is the disease not transmitted by tiger mosquitoes.