Bedbugs have left the comfort zone of hotel rooms and targeted public transport and its passengers in Europe’s most romantic and popular city. It is about the capital of France. The sharp increase in the number of bedbugs that flooded Paris caused a strong panic among the population and tourists.
Residents and guests of the French capital have witnessed a new unpleasant trend: bedbugs have begun to “pounce” on people simply in public transport. In the last month, the authorities of Paris were bombarded with mass complaints from citizens and tourists. Reacting to what is happening, the Eurostar company, which serves the capital’s public transport, announced the adoption of strict disinfection measures.
“Cleaning crews, in addition to regular cleaning, also disinfect the train on request or as soon as there is the slightest doubt about our work,” a company representative said, according to the Mirror. “It is reported that some Parisians are used to standing in the metro for fear of being bitten by ticks, which, as some videos suggest, have settled on the warm and dirty seats of the city’s public transport,” the article said.
Leading dermatologist Dr. Shah offered some tips on how to avoid meeting uninvited “neighbors” in hotels and homes: first, check the folds of the hotel mattress for the presence of bedbugs, their eggs, or blood stains; second, always store dirty clothes in ziplock bags to minimize the distance between bed bugs and luggage.
Background: Bed bugs are small brown insects that come out at night to bite and feed on blood. After a short stay on the body, they usually crawl on clothes and luggage, so they are spread by the tourist route. That’s how they took root in public transport.