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. 2017 Jun 29;10:318. doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2232-3

Table 2.

Reports of bed bug (Cimex spp.) resurgence from around the world since the beginning of the 21th century

Continent Country Species Reference
Asia One of the Arabian Gulf States Cimex spp.a [205]
Bangladesh C. hemipterus [206]
China (Mainland) C. lectularius, C. hemipterus [207, 208]
Taiwan C. hemipterus [209]
India C. lectularius, C. hemipterus [29, 205]
Iran C. lectularius [210]
Israel C. lectularius, C. hemipterus [211, 212]
Japan C. lectularius [213]
Kuwait C. lectularius [214]
Malaysia C. hemipterus [129, 215217]
Pakistan C. lectularius [218]
Singapore C. hemipterus [215]
South Korea C. lectularius [219]
Sri Lanka C. hemipterus [56]
Thailand C. lectularius, C. hemipterus [12, 220]
Africa Ethiopia Cimex spp.a [221]
Kenya C. hemipterus [17]
Nigeria C. lectularius, C. hemipterus [222, 223]
Rwanda C. hemipterus [224]
Sierra Leone C. lectularius, C. hemipterus [14]
South Africa C. lectularius, C. hemipterus [13]
Tanzania C. lectularius, C. hemipterus [55, 225]
Uganda Cimex spp.a [226]
Americas Argentina C. lectularius [227]
Brazil C. lectularius, C. hemipterus [228230]
Canada C. lectularius [231, 232]
Chile C. lectularius [227]
Colombia C. lectularius [233]
Cuba C. hemipterus [209]
Mexico Cimex spp.a [28]
Panama C. hemipterus [209]
Peru C. lectularius [234]
USA C. lectularius, C. hemipterus [18, 48, 157, 209, 235, 236]
Venezuela C. lectularius, C. hemipterus [209, 237]
Europe Austria C. lectularius [238]
Czech Republic C. lectularius [205, 238]
Denmark C. lectularius [239]
France C. lectularius [158, 240, 241]
Germany C. lectularius [159, 242244]
Hungary C. lectularius [245]
Italy C. lectularius [246, 247]
Norway C. lectularius [238]
Poland C. lectularius [238]
Spain C. lectularius [238]
Russia C. lectularius [248, 249]
Sweden C. lectularius [238]
Slovakia C. lectularius [238]
Switzerland C. lectularius [238, 250]
UK C. lectularius [205, 251]
Oceania Australia C. lectularius, C. hemipterus [1517, 54, 252, 253]
New Zealand C. lectularius [254]

a Cimex spp., no indication of the species identification in the report