Worldwide Status of Insecticide Resistance in Bed Bug (Cimex Lectularius)

Hassan Vatandoost
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Hassan Vatandoost: Department of Medical Entomology & Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Iran

Biomedical Journal of Scientific & Technical Research, 2024, vol. 59, issue 2, 51448-51451

Abstract: The common bed bug, Cimex lectularius L., is an obligate blood- feeding ectoparasite that preferentially feeds on humans. in recent decades to become a prominent indoor pest on a near global scale. Although bed bugs are not known to transmit any diseases to humans, their presence in homes is a Repeated bites by these hematophagous insects cause allergic reactions, including itching and erythematous or popular urticaria-like dermatitis, which favors secondary bacterial infections, cellulitis, impetigo, ecthyma, and lymphangitis.

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Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2024.59.009283

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