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(EstateNewsWire.com, December 07, 2012 ) San Francisco, CA -- Desperate to get rid of bedbug infestations, Americans are using unsafe methods that can endanger their health, federal officials say.
As a result, one woman has died and more than 120 other people have developed health problems over four years, federal agencies say.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention along with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry recently issued a health advisory, warning against using outdoor pesticides inside homes.
A CDC official said victims often will take extreme measures to try to get rid of bedbugs, even choosing the wrong pesticide.
“Many people are somewhat desperate to find any solution. This is something they’re not used to,” said Bernadette Burden, according to NBC News. “Oftentimes, they’re tempted to use any insecticide that they can get their hands on.”
The North Carolina woman who died had applied pesticide to her body twice, according to The Daily Mail. The woman, who was not otherwise identified, was taken to a hospital after she fell ill, but she died nine days later.
The woman suffered heart and kidney ailments. Her and her husband used foggers as well as putting pesticides on the walls and floorboards, and using another product on their beds. They were reported to have repeated the applications before the woman put pesticide on her body and hair.
“Outdoor pesticides should not be used indoors under any circumstance,” the Agency for Toxic Substances has stated.
Federal agencies have classified the issue an “emerging national concern,” and the National Pesticide Information Center reported that in 2007-2011, the number of bedbug inquiries nearly doubled.
One treatment company reported a jump in service calls over almost four years. Jeff White, BedBug Central’s technical director, said that by April this year, there were about 300 requests for bedbug treatments a month, up from 100 a month at the start of 2008.
People struggling with the infestations often will go to great lengths to try to get rid of bedbugs and worry about the consequences later.
“It’s so emotionally disturbing,” said Melissa Constantinou, a 25-year-old chef. “I was willing to do whatever it took. I didn’t think about the long-term effects at all.”
Constantinou had her apartment in Lowell, Mass., treated for bedbugs four times, according to the Daily Mail.
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