Social media ran riot in October 2023 with fear-mongering reports of bedbugs infesting the Paris metro, hotels and cinemas, sending Parisians and travellers into a panic about getting bitten and taking the little blighters home with them. But despite the frenzy, health officers and dermatologists have said that the French capital’s bedbug problem is no worse than in other cities around the world. So while they’re a nuisance, they shouldn’t put you off travelling.

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