France to hold crisis meetings over 'scourge' of bedbugs
Bedbug cases are being increasingly seen as a major potential public health problem
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Bedbug cases are being increasingly seen as a major potential public health problem
The French government said Tuesday it would host emergency meetings this week to examine surging numbers of reported bedbug cases, which are being increasingly seen as a major potential public health problem.
With less than a year to go before millions are expected in Paris for the Olympics, a wave of widely publicized reports of bed bug infestations has put French authorities under pressure.
They’ve been spotted in cinemas, at Charles de Gaulle Airport, on public transport, and widely seen in social media posts. Conquering the bed bug infestation in Paris could prove a Herculean task, writes David A. Andelman, a habitué of the city.
Insects are proliferating in ‘all daily living spaces’ amid fear that parasites could become major issue during the Olympic Games in Paris