Second-hand clothes behind bed bug terror

SECOND-HAND clothes have been blamed for the bed bugs terrorising Harare residents, with fears that they will spread across the city if the local authority does not implement measures to eradicate the pests.

A massive bed bugs (tsikidzi/intwala) infestation in Matererini flats broke out 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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