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Risk factors

By Mayo Clinic staff

Factors that will increase your chances of a bedbug infestation:

  • Climate. Bedbugs thrive in tropical areas, although they can be found in all climates.
  • Type of housing. Infestation is more likely in apartments and homeless shelters — which have high turnover — than in single-family homes.
  • Living with pets. Cats and dogs can carry bedbugs into the home.

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Dec. 20, 2007

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