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Don?t get bitten by the kissing bug, scientists warn
Last Updated: Thursday, June 27, 2013 05:00:00
Kissing bugs, so called because they tend to bite (and defecate) on the victims? faces and lips, are moving from the jungle into residential areas in Vietnam in large numbers...
...The bugs are propagating at a fast rate and Vietnam government has not prepared the public for what can be a calamitous development, scientists said at a conference in Hanoi last week.
Scientists have concerned about the ?massive presence? of the bloodsucking insect in Vietnam as well as Thailand, the Philippines and France, after one species, Triatoma rubrofasciata, migrated outside Latin America a few centuries ago...
...Surveys by Vietnam Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources over the past two years have confirmed the presence of a large group of the migrating species in at least 20 cities and provinces, including major localities like Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and Hue...
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Many people bitten by the bugs in Vietnam have developed a fever and needed hospitalization.
?The bites can be very painful and cause widespread allergy,? Lam said, noting that more people have reported catching the bugs at home of late, mostly in the bedroom. They hide during the day and come out at night.
He said around 2,000 victims of the bites in Vietnam are being medically followed, but this only involves making phone calls to keep track of their health. It was not a proper scientific study, he said...
Don?t get bitten by the kissing bug, scientists warn
Last Updated: Thursday, June 27, 2013 05:00:00
Kissing bugs, so called because they tend to bite (and defecate) on the victims? faces and lips, are moving from the jungle into residential areas in Vietnam in large numbers...
...The bugs are propagating at a fast rate and Vietnam government has not prepared the public for what can be a calamitous development, scientists said at a conference in Hanoi last week.
Scientists have concerned about the ?massive presence? of the bloodsucking insect in Vietnam as well as Thailand, the Philippines and France, after one species, Triatoma rubrofasciata, migrated outside Latin America a few centuries ago...
...Surveys by Vietnam Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources over the past two years have confirmed the presence of a large group of the migrating species in at least 20 cities and provinces, including major localities like Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang and Hue...
...
Many people bitten by the bugs in Vietnam have developed a fever and needed hospitalization.
?The bites can be very painful and cause widespread allergy,? Lam said, noting that more people have reported catching the bugs at home of late, mostly in the bedroom. They hide during the day and come out at night.
He said around 2,000 victims of the bites in Vietnam are being medically followed, but this only involves making phone calls to keep track of their health. It was not a proper scientific study, he said...