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Cameroon says bedbugs imported from Europe infest towns and villages

A bed bug is seen on a glove of a biocide technician from the company Hygiene Premium in L'Hay-les-Roses, near Paris, France, September 29, 2023. [Reuters]

Sanitation and health workers in Cameroon are disinfecting homes to kill bedbugs that have infested the central African state's capital, Yaounde, and several towns and villages.

Government officials say the bloodsucking bugs are imported by travelers from Europe, where some countries are also experiencing infestation.

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