Bed bug crisis: Govt must act on Mbare squalor

A NUMBER of theories have been thrown around as to the recent surge in the number of bed bugs in Harare’s most populous suburb, Mbare, particularly the Matererini Flats, as well as in other suburbs such as Mabvuku, Budiriro and Kuwadzana.

The bed bug infestation first broke out at the Matererini Flats about a fortnight ago.

Trade in second-hand clothes, which are kept overnight in some of the infested flats, visits by friends and relatives from affected areas and poor living conditions have been blamed for the spread of the bed bugs.

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