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Algeria begins anti-bedbug campaign amid French panic
3 years agoThis photograph taken on October 3, 2023 in Paris shows a general view of the Hygiene Premium pest control shop. - The French government said on September 29, 2023 that it was launching a concerted effort to fight bedbugs that have appeared in numbers in public transport, cinemas and hospitals. The blood-sucking insects have been spotted in the Paris metro, high-speed trains and at Paris's Charles-de-Gaulle Airport, with disgusted travellers posting videos on social media. (Photo by MIGUEL MEDINA / AFP)
Algeria has announced "preventative measures" to thwart the spread of bedbugs after a surge of reported sightings in France, home to a large Algerian diaspora.