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SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korean authorities have been desperately detecting and exterminating bedbugs for the last two weeks, as a major disinfection of transportation and public facilities is on the way.

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[-] Magrath@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago

30 confirmed reports across the country? Jeez that's pretty low for "unprecedented". I can probably find that many in my small town.

[-] stevehobbes@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, but in context:

South Korea has essentially been free of bedbug issues since the 1970s when the government implemented insecticides all across the country resulting in just nine bedbug cases reported in the last decade, according to the Ministry of Disease Control and Prevention Agency

9 in 10 years to 30 is an astronomical jump.

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