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France is experiencing an increase in bedbugs.

Many people are worried.

They've seen videos of bedbugs on seats in the metro and trains in Paris.

But the Ministry of Transport said that there's no increase in bedbugs.

Is there really a problem?

Or is it a social media invention?

Around the world, people have reported bedbugs in their homes.

No one's safe.

Dr Mohand Arezki Izri says that the bedbugs in French hotels arrived with international travellers.

Bedbugs feed on human blood.

They mainly do this at night while people are asleep.

Virginie takes the train often.

So, she's making sure to keep her Paris home safe from bedbugs.

The French government's trying to fix the problem in Paris.

They don't want visitors for the 2024 Paris Olympics to feel anxious.

They're taking all reports of bedbugs in public places seriously.

But, these bedbugs are different from bedbugs in the past.

They won't die easily.

This has made the problem more challenging.

Sabine Vainqueur blames social media for the panic.

She thinks bedbugs are normal and we don't need to worry about them.

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