Sensitivity to bites by the bedbug, Cimex lectularius

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 163-166

  Reinhardt, K ^a   Kempke, D ^a   Naylor, R A ^a   Siva Jothy, M T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergic reaction; Erythema; Insect bite; Oedema; Pruritis

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN;

COMPENSATION SYSTEM; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH WORKER; HOSPITAL SECTOR; INSECT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SKIN DISORDER;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CIMEX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INSECT BITE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; BEDBUGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

CIMEX; CIMEX LECTULARIUS; CIMICIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 66749131866     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2008.00793.x     Document Type: Article

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