All are true regarding Japanese encephalitis except ?: (A) Caused by flavivirus, (B) Herons are reservoir host, (C) Transmitted by culex, (D) Cattels are amplifier hosts
Answer is D. Ans. is 'd' i.e., Cattles are amplifier hosts Japanese encephalitis Caused by a group B arbovirus (flavivirus) It is a Zoonotic disease ie infecting mainly animals and incidentally man. In south, epidemics have occured in Karnataka, Andhra predesh, TamilNadu, and Kerala.