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Franceiscomingunderattackfromatinymenace–thebedbug.Manyv 
ideoshavebeenpostedonsocialmediawithfootageofthebugscrawling 
aroundintrainsontheParismetro.Sightingshavealsobeenreportedinc 
inemas,museums,andevenatParis'CharlesdeGaulleairport.Emmanu 
elGregoire,thedeputymayorofParis,admittedtherewasaproliferation 
oftheminutecreatures.Hereassuredpeoplebysayinghisgovernment 
wastakingactiontodealwiththe"widespread"riseinbedbugs.Healsosa 
id:"Youhavetounderstandthatinreality,nooneissafe.Obviously,ther 
eareriskfactors,but,youcancatchbedbugsanywhereintheworldandbr 
ingthemhome."France'sbedbugproblemisnotnew.Threeyearsago,th 
egovernmentlaunchedananti-bedbugcampaigntoreducetheincide 
ncesofinfestationsincities.However,despiteintroducingseveralmeas 
ures,thenumbersoftheblood-suckinginsectshavesurged.Anewinitia 
tiveisbeingintroducedtocutbugpopulations,aheadoftheParisOlympic 
sin2024.Thisincludeshiringfumigationcompaniestohelpexterminate 
thebugs.MrGregoiresaid:"ThereisnothreattotheOlympicGames."He 
said:"Bedbugsexistedbeforeandtheywillexistafterwards."Asanitatio 
nexpertagreed.Shesaidtheproblemwas,"anemergingphenomenon 
…almosteverywhereintheworld". 

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 Level 6 France battles to stop spread of bedbugs
 – 2nd October 2023 
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