Household perception and infestation dynamics of bedbugs among residential communities and its potential distribution in Africa [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Bedbugs have experienced an extraordinary upsurge in the recent past across the world. This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the community perception of the pest outbreaks, the population dynamics, and dispersal patterns under different habitat ...
Dennis M. Mbuta +4 more
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Efficacy of a topical product combining esafoxolaner, eprinomectin and praziquantel against bedbug (Cimex lectularius) experimental infestations in cats [PDF]
Parasite, 2022 Bedbugs (Cimex lectularius) are a persistent nuisance pest for humans and their home environment, and may also opportunistically feed on other mammals, including household pets like dogs and cats.
Tielemans Eric +3 more
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Bedbugs (Cimicidae infestation): the worldwide renaissance of an old partner of human kind
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2011 Bedbugs have been known as a human parasite for thousands of years, but scientific studies about this insect are recent and limited. Cimex lectularius, the common bedbug, was a well-known parasite in human dwellings until the end of the Second World War.
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The Decade of Bedbugs and Fear
Environmental Health Insights, 2011 Rolling Stone and Time magazine recently put the past summer’s bedbug “crisis” into perspective in the United States (U.S.). Many of us have transferred our fear and anxiety of bioterrorism attacks or socialism into attacks of the “tiny” on our personal lives.
Alice Anderson
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Citizen science in public health: Social Media insights into bedbug infestations, control methods and psychosocial effects in Lusaka, Zambia [PDF]
Digital HealthBackground Bedbugs are blood-feeding parasites that infest human dwellings, causing discomfort and distress. Individuals affected by such infestations often feel too ashamed to seek help publicly.
Samuel Munalula Munjita +4 more
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An integrated surveillance in Zhejiang Province: ecological and pathogen survey of vectors and reservoir hosts in 2024 [PDF]
Frontiers in Veterinary ScienceIntroductionIn this study, an integrated surveillance framework was employed to simultaneously quantify the population densities of key vectors and reservoir hosts and screen them for associated pathogens across Zhejiang Province, China.MethodsThe light ...
Jinna Wang +8 more
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Bedbugs Biting Back? A Multifactorial Consideration of Bedbug Resurgence
Journal of Patient-Centered Research and Reviews, 2014 Bedbugs, previously thought to be eradicated during the mid-20th century, have reemerged in the new millennium with unforeseen furor. Affected patients and families frequently present in primary care settings, not only with complaints of pruritus or rash,
Vanessa L. Abejuela-Matt
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Functionality of highly diverged Imd like genes identified in stinkbugs and bedbugs [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThe IMD pathway is an innate immune signalling pathway regulating antibacterial humoral defence responses, and is highly conserved among diverse insects and other organisms.
Yudai Nishide +4 more
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Cimex (bedbug) infestations in France: A call for action [PDF]
New Microbes and New InfectionsWael Hafez +8 more
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