Bedbug crisis sparks political row in Paris as insect ‘scourge’ continues

Paris battling bedbugs ahead of 2024 Olympic Games

1 in 10 French households, as well as public transportation and hospitals, are believed to be infested with bedbugs, says local media - Anadolu Ajansı

'Everyone is panicking': Emergency meetings in France to tackle bedbug 'scourge'

In a report published in July, health agency Anses said that between 2017 and 2022, bedbugs had infested more than one in ten French households

French government to hold crisis meetings over 'scourge' of bedbugs

Citizens have reported seeing the creatures on trains, the Paris metro and in cinemas.

France to hold emergency meetings amid major bedbug infestation

The French government has called for emergency meetings to address the growing bedbug crisis, which is now considered a significant public health issue. Previously a subject of ridicule, bedbugs have become a contentious political matter, with reports of infestations in trains, the Paris metro, and movie theatres.  With France hosting major sporting events like the Rugby World Cup and the upcoming 2024 Olympics, concerns are mounting, reported A…

France to hold crisis meetings on bedbug 'scourge'

The French government said Tuesday it would host emergency meetings this week to examine surging numbers of reported bedbug cases, which are being increasingly seen as a major potential public health problem. Bedbugs have in recent weeks gone from being a subject of potential derision to a contentious political issue in France, with aghast citizens reporting seeing the creatures in locations including trains, the Paris metro and cinemas.

France to hold crisis meetings on bedbug 'scourge'

The French government has said it would host emergency meetings this week to examine surging numbers of reported bedbug cases, which are being increasingly seen as a major potential public health problem.