False about Japanese encephalitis is -: (A) Transmitted by Culex mosquitoes, (B) Overhead tanks serve as breeding site, (C) Pigs are amplifiers, (D) Primary dose of vaccine consists of two doses
Answer is B. - Japanese encephalitis is transmitted by culux mosquitoes. - the breeding place is irrigated rice field, shallow ditches and pools. - the pigs infected do not manifest the disease but circulate the virus. Thus pigs act as amplifiers. - Primary dose of JE vaccine consists of two doses. Reference : Park's textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition pg no:285,286 <\p>