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Bedbug infestation sparks fear and stigma in Vihiga

Officers fumigate beddings of Teresinah Chuana (center), in efforts to eradicate bedbugs, in Emuhaya, Vihiga County. [Mumo Munuve, Standard]

Rose Munala, a retired teacher from Emukolo Village in Luanda Constituency was busy dusting her beddings and furniture outside her permanent house on a sunny afternoon.

Her home is among at least 3,000 households hit by bedbugs, which residents are attributing to witchcraft fears.

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