|Articles|August 10, 2010

Today's Daily Dose: Ectoparasites

Can bedbugs transmit disease?

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“Bedbugs emerge at night to feed on people and other animals, creating pruritic bite wounds. Severe infestations can result in anemia, but bedbugs have not been commonly associated with the transmission of disease agents.”

-Susan E. Little, DVM, PhD, DEVPC

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