Resurgence of bedbugs in southern France: A local problem or the tip of the iceberg?

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 599-602

  Bencheton, A Levy ^a   Berenger, J M ^b   Giudice, P Del ^c   Delaunay, P ^d   Pages, F ^b   Morand, J J ^a  

^a Military Hospital of Laveran   (France)

^b French Army Institute of Biomedical Research (IRBA)   (France)

^c Hospital Center   (France)

^d CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE NICE   (France)

Author keywords

bed bugs; Cimex lectularius; France; resurgence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEDBUG BITE; CASE REPORT; CIMEX; CLINICAL FEATURE; FRANCE; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INCIDENCE; INFESTATION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; SYMPTOM;

AGED; ANIMALS; BEDBUGS; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79954618321     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3083.2010.03804.x     Document Type: Article

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