What is the definitive vector for Vesicular Stomatitis?

What is the definitive vector for Vesicular Stomatitis?

• A. Stable fly
• B. Ticks
• C. Mosquitoes
• D. Vector is unidentified

Answer: (D)

Vesicular stomatitis is transmitted by biting insects, but no single species has been proven to be the natural, definitive vector. Outbreaks have been linked to various insects—such as biting midges and black flies in different settings—but there isn’t consistent, conclusive evidence that any one species is the sole mode of natural transmission. Because of that, the definitive vector remains unidentified. The other insects suggested in some contexts have been implicated but not proven as the exclusive transmitter, so they do not establish a definitive vector.

Vesicular stomatitis is transmitted by biting insects, but no single species has been proven to be the natural, definitive vector. Outbreaks have been linked to various insects—such as biting midges and black flies in different settings—but there isn’t consistent, conclusive evidence that any one species is the sole mode of natural transmission. Because of that, the definitive vector remains unidentified. The other insects suggested in some contexts have been implicated but not proven as the exclusive transmitter, so they do not establish a definitive vector.