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Environmental Health Unit, Department of Health Victoria.
Department of Medical Entomology, ICPMR, Westmead Hospital.
Parenting and Child Health.
Mayo Clinic.
References used for this fact sheet
- Bedbugs, Michigan State University. >More information here.
- Are you thinking of using a pest control service? Making the right choice, Environmental Health Unit, Department of Health Victoria, Victorian Government. More information here.
- Commercial pesticides – safety in the home, Environmental Health Unit, Department of Health Victoria, Victorian Government. More information here.
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