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Bed Bug Insecticides Causing Sickness, CDC Warns
Posted 22 Sep 2011 by Drugs.com
THURSDAY, Sept. 22 – Bed bug infestations are bad enough, but a new report finds that more than 100 Americans have become sickened from exposure to the insecticides used to eliminate the pests. The cases happened across seven states, researchers said, and bed bug insecticide exposure may have even contributed to one death. "The majority of cases involved misuse," said report co-author Dr. Geoffrey Calvert, a medical officer at the U.S. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. Although the issue is not yet a major public health problem, he did offer one key recommendation for folks battling bed bugs. "If you can't control bed bugs with non-chemical means, such as washing and vacuuming, that means it's probably going to be difficult to eradicate them, and we would recommend that people enlist the services of a pest control operator," Calvert said. The findings are published ... Read more