2023
DOI: 10.31031/sbb.2023.06.000630
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Do Bed Bugs (Cimex Spp.) Can Transmit Viruses to Human?

Ismaeil Alizadeh

Abstract: Bed bugs are human ectoparasites that include two species Cimex lectularius and Cimex hemipterus. The aim of this paper is to answer a main question: Do bed bugs (Cimex spp.) can transmit viruses to human? In total, five experimental studies included in this paper have focused on viruses that bed bugs can transmit after artificial feeding. Human bed bugs cannot transmit viruses as mechanical or biological transmission to humans in the field, and presently there is no evidence on this aspect. In conclusion, fur… Show more

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