Which of the following diseases of cattle is caused by a protozoan parasite transmitted by the tsetse fly?
AAnthrax
BTrypanosomiasisCORRECT
CFoot-and-mouth disease
DBrucellosis
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Trypanosomiasis (also known as nagana in animals) is caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma brucei and is transmitted by the tsetse fly (Glossina species). Anthrax is bacterial, foot-and-mouth disease is viral, and brucellosis is bacterial.
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