Bedbugs (Cimicidae infestation): the worldwide renaissance of an old partner of human kind
Bedbugs have been known as a human parasite for thousands of years, but scientific studies about this insect are recent and limited. Cimex lectularius, the common bedbug, was a well-known parasite in human dwellings until the end of the Second World War. Nowadays, bedbugs are considered uncommon in...
Main Authors: | , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Elsevier
|
Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702011000100014&lng=en&tlng=en |
id |
doaj-b22464666f1c4228be42c36da75b26ec |
---|---|
record_format |
Article |
spelling |
doaj-b22464666f1c4228be42c36da75b26ec2020-11-25T03:47:58ZengElsevierBrazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases1678-4391151748010.1590/S1413-86702011000100014S1413-86702011000100014Bedbugs (Cimicidae infestation): the worldwide renaissance of an old partner of human kindPaulo Ricardo Criado0Walter Belda Junior1Roberta Fachini Jardim Criado2Roberta Vasconcelos e Silva3Cidia Vasconcellos4Universidade de São PauloUniversidade Estadual de CampinasABCUniversidade de São PauloUniversidade de São PauloBedbugs have been known as a human parasite for thousands of years, but scientific studies about this insect are recent and limited. Cimex lectularius, the common bedbug, was a well-known parasite in human dwellings until the end of the Second World War. Nowadays, bedbugs are considered uncommon in the industrialized world. Anecdotal reports suggest that bedbugs are getting more common in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom. In Brazil, there are few reports about bedbug infestations in the literature. The aim of this article was to alert physicians, especially in Brazil, about this ectoparasitosis, including aspects of the bedbug biology, their parasitism in human host, treatment and prophylaxis.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702011000100014&lng=en&tlng=enhemipterabedbugsCimex lectulariuspyrethrinsDDT |
collection |
DOAJ |
language |
English |
format |
Article |
sources |
DOAJ |
author |
Paulo Ricardo Criado Walter Belda Junior Roberta Fachini Jardim Criado Roberta Vasconcelos e Silva Cidia Vasconcellos |
spellingShingle |
Paulo Ricardo Criado Walter Belda Junior Roberta Fachini Jardim Criado Roberta Vasconcelos e Silva Cidia Vasconcellos Bedbugs (Cimicidae infestation): the worldwide renaissance of an old partner of human kind Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases hemiptera bedbugs Cimex lectularius pyrethrins DDT |
author_facet |
Paulo Ricardo Criado Walter Belda Junior Roberta Fachini Jardim Criado Roberta Vasconcelos e Silva Cidia Vasconcellos |
author_sort |
Paulo Ricardo Criado |
title |
Bedbugs (Cimicidae infestation): the worldwide renaissance of an old partner of human kind |
title_short |
Bedbugs (Cimicidae infestation): the worldwide renaissance of an old partner of human kind |
title_full |
Bedbugs (Cimicidae infestation): the worldwide renaissance of an old partner of human kind |
title_fullStr |
Bedbugs (Cimicidae infestation): the worldwide renaissance of an old partner of human kind |
title_full_unstemmed |
Bedbugs (Cimicidae infestation): the worldwide renaissance of an old partner of human kind |
title_sort |
bedbugs (cimicidae infestation): the worldwide renaissance of an old partner of human kind |
publisher |
Elsevier |
series |
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
issn |
1678-4391 |
description |
Bedbugs have been known as a human parasite for thousands of years, but scientific studies about this insect are recent and limited. Cimex lectularius, the common bedbug, was a well-known parasite in human dwellings until the end of the Second World War. Nowadays, bedbugs are considered uncommon in the industrialized world. Anecdotal reports suggest that bedbugs are getting more common in the United States, Canada, and United Kingdom. In Brazil, there are few reports about bedbug infestations in the literature. The aim of this article was to alert physicians, especially in Brazil, about this ectoparasitosis, including aspects of the bedbug biology, their parasitism in human host, treatment and prophylaxis. |
topic |
hemiptera bedbugs Cimex lectularius pyrethrins DDT |
url |
http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702011000100014&lng=en&tlng=en |
work_keys_str_mv |
AT pauloricardocriado bedbugscimicidaeinfestationtheworldwiderenaissanceofanoldpartnerofhumankind AT walterbeldajunior bedbugscimicidaeinfestationtheworldwiderenaissanceofanoldpartnerofhumankind AT robertafachinijardimcriado bedbugscimicidaeinfestationtheworldwiderenaissanceofanoldpartnerofhumankind AT robertavasconcelosesilva bedbugscimicidaeinfestationtheworldwiderenaissanceofanoldpartnerofhumankind AT cidiavasconcellos bedbugscimicidaeinfestationtheworldwiderenaissanceofanoldpartnerofhumankind |
_version_ |
1724500935811530752 |