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NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestations

NEW YORK -- One of every 15 New Yorkers battled bedbugs last year, officials said as they announced a plan to fight the spreading infestation, including a public-awareness campaign and a top entomologist to head the effort. The bloodsucking pests have rapidly multiplied throughout New York and many other U.S. cities in recent years.

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