Bed Bugs (&lt;emph type="ital"&gt;Cimex lectularius&lt;/emph&gt;) and Clinical Consequences of Their Bites

Goddard, Jerome

doi:10.1001/jama.2009.405

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“…7 Although bedbugs have not been implicated as vectors for disease transmission, they can cause dermatologic symptoms and be harmful to psychological health. 4,[8][9][10][11] Bedbugs can affect all socioeconomic groups and result in adverse economic consequences, including extermination costs, and damaged furniture. 3,5,12,13 The ecology and life cycle of bedbugs (most commonly CIMEX lectularius) make eradication difficult.…”

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Bedbug Complaints among Public Housing Residents—New York City, 2010–2011

Gounder¹,

Ralph

Maroko

et al. 2014

J Urban Health

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Few studies have evaluated population-level risk factors for having a bedbug infestation. We describe characteristics associated with bedbug complaints among New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) residents. Unique households receiving bedbug extermination services in response to a complaint during January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2011 were identified from NYCHA's central facilities work order database. We examined associations between household characteristics and having a bedbug complaint using a generalized estimating equation Poisson regression model, accounting for clustering by housing development. Of the 176,327 NYCHA households, 11,660 (6.6 %) registered a bedbug complaint during 2010-2011. Bedbug complaints were independently associated with households having five or more children versus no children (prevalence ratio [PR]=2.0), five or more adults versus one adult (PR=1.6), a head of household (HOH) with impaired mobility (PR=1.3), a household member receiving public assistance (PR=1.2), a household income below poverty level (PR=1.1), and a female HOH (PR=1.1). Infestations were less likely to be reported by households with employed members (PR=0.9), and an HOH aged 30-44 years (PR=0.9) or 45-61 years (PR=0.9), compared with an HOH aged 18-29 years. These results indicate that bedbug control efforts in public housing should be targeted toward households with low income and high occupancy.

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Bedbug Complaints among Public Housing Residents—New York City, 2010–2011

Gounder¹,

Ralph

Maroko

et al. 2014

J Urban Health

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“…2 Bed bug bites are known to cause various forms of cutaneous reactions, including minor itching, severe inflammation, and secondary infections. 5 In addition, bed bugs can be a cause of mental distress and overall physical discomfort. 2 Their cryptic nature and increasing resistance to a large variety of insecticides makes them difficult to detect and even more difficult to eliminate.…”

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A Door-to-Door Survey of Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius) Infestations in Row Homes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tracy

Barbarin

et al. 2014

The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Abstract. We conducted a door-to-door survey in a residential census tract of Philadelphia to estimate the prevalence and spatial patterns of recent bed bug infestations. We interviewed 596 residents, of whom 66 (11.1%) reported recent bed bug infestations. We confirmed current infestations in a subset of 15 (68.2%) of 22 inspected households. Most residents reported that their infestation began within the past year (2012)(2013). We found no correlation between property value and infestation status. Spatial analyses showed significant clustering of bed bug infestations only at fine scales, suggesting limited active dispersal of the insects. Residents used a large variety of treatment methods to eliminate bed bugs, but only 48.1% reported success. Our results provide a prevalence estimate of recent bed bug infestations and highlight the importance of passive rather than active dispersal of bed bugs even among dense urban row homes.

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“…Hill and MacDonald found that bed bugs carry many pathogens including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, and parasitic worms [2]. Some scientists suggested that the risk is still present and more studies needed to be done on the other diseases that bed bugs can transmit to human [1,2,7].…”

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“…The reason for this resurgence is the less use of pesticides; however, some scientists mentioned that international immigration from developing to developed countries might be one of the reasons. Goddard and deShazo stated that this resurgence is due to the fact that bed bugs have developed a resistance to insecticides [2].…”

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Bed Bugs Epidemic in the United States

Alalawi¹

2015

Entomol Ornithol Herpetol

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Studies and reports suggested that bed bug infestation has been increasing rapidly in the United States since 2004. Scientists suggested that the reason for this resurgence of bed bugs is the less use of pesticides and the international immigration where foreign people carry bed bugs with them into the country. The main purpose of this review is to study the causes of the rapid bed bugs' infestation and its effect on human health. It will also discuss the best ways to control this epidemic. This review article was written and designed based on reviewing many research articles, scientific books, and science based websites that had done researches on the epidemiology of bed bugs and its effect on human health. In addition, this review also discussed the best strategies and solutions that can be used to eradicate bed bugs including, collecting of data, understanding the reasons of the problem, and intervening of government. In conclusion, bed bugs' infestation is still increasing and spreading in the United States. Developing a new effective insecticide and new government legislations are essential to eradicate this epidemic.

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Bed Bugs (<emph type="ital">Cimex lectularius</emph>) and Clinical Consequences of Their Bites

Cited by 331 publications

References 64 publications

Bedbug Complaints among Public Housing Residents—New York City, 2010–2011

Bedbug Complaints among Public Housing Residents—New York City, 2010–2011

A Door-to-Door Survey of Bed Bug (Cimex lectularius) Infestations in Row Homes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bed Bugs Epidemic in the United States

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