TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Topeka's veterans' hospital ensures people it is a sanitary environment, even as it continues taking steps to treat and monitor ongoing issues with bed bugs. Officials with the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System updated the situation for 13 NEWS after a viewer contacted the television newsroom, concerned bed bugs remained in the VA's Building 4, also known as 41B. VA spokesperson Joseph Burks confirmed staff and patients from the psychiatric recovery and wellness program on the building

"The bites kept getting worse," Taylor said. "All I do is itch all night. I went through 10 tubes of hydrocortisone cream." Six-legged squatters took over the couple's couches and their bed. "This was a new mattress. My husband and I slept on a blanket in here last night," Taylor said. She said the home is unlivable now, and they have no choice but to hole up in a hotel for the time being. But where did the the bedbugs come from? The house's landlord says it's never had a bedbug infestation before.

As Margarita Fuentes and her four children settled down for bed each night, they tried preparing themselves for the hours to come. Getting to sleep wasn't easy; they knew from prior nights they would awake with dozens of bites from the bed bugs infesting their home. Management at Foothill Vista Apartments, a low-income housing complex east of Fairfax Road and south of Niles Street, told Fuentes it was her responsibility to pay to have the bugs eradicated. But Fuentes couldn't afford to

The sight of bed bugs is enough to put a damper on your vacation but the bites can cause a variety of symptoms from secondary skin infections like impetigo and ecthyma to allergic reactions and in rare cases anaphylaxis which can impair breathing and require a trip to the ER. With spring break coming up the experts at Consumer Reports share some tips to keep the bed bugs away during your next hotel stay. Some simple steps when you check in can help avoid hassles and expenses when you check out. It might sound ex

NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) Dozens of students went home early today after word spread about a possible bed bug infestation at their Luzerne County High School. Parents say they will not send their kids back to school until they are assured the bed bugs are gone. The I-Team's Andy Mehalshick joins us live from the Nanticoke High School with the story. "I'm coming to get her because I don't want them to come home!" Katrina Chopik told the I-Team And that's what we heard from dozens of pare

NEWSLETTERS Receive the latest local updates in your inbox The sight of bed bugs is enough to put a damper on your vacation, but the bites can cause a variety of symptoms from allergic reactions to secondary skin infections like impetigo and ecthyma and, in rare cases, anaphylaxis, which can impair breathing and require a trip to the emergency room. Some simple steps when you arrive at your room could help avoid hassles and expenses after check out.

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San Antonio- A woman who has been living at the Aurora apartments for four years says shes one of the residents dealing with a massive bed bug problem there. She says she has no idea who brought them to the apartments but has found them in her door seal, window seal, even her ears. This was in both my ears. It was horrible when I saw them after I cleaned my ears, the woman said. Now, her apartment looks like its been flipped upside down after word of the pesky problem reached the city. Late last week treat

The Union LeaderMan who claimed he set fire to Candia home to kill bed bugs must ...The Union LeaderA man who pleaded guilty to setting his Candia home on fire after claiming that it was infested with bed bugs will have to pay restitution totaling nearly $180000.Man who set fire to NH home due to bed bugs to pay restitution after ...NH1 Newsall 2 news articles » More here: Man who claimed he set fire to Candia home to kill bed bugs must ... - The Union Leader

Bed bug(Photo: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Bed bugs are out there, and they hunger for your blood. A worldwide problem, bedbugs are resurging, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and while the creatures dont transmit disease, they can be a genuine nuisance their presence causing at minimum itching or loss of sleep. Terri Auger, a registered sanitarian with the City of Abilenes Environmental Health Department, said that bedbug outbreaks dont have t

When bed bugs recently invaded apartments at Arthur D. Sartini Plaza, some residents of the Las Vegas public housing project for the elderly remained quiet out of embarrassment, the manager said. That helped the tiny bloodsuckers chomp their way across a wider swath of the four-story complex and made for a bigger cleanup when word of the infestation finally got out, he said. August Anderson, 76, says that he reported the bugs when they appeared in his one-bedroom apartment and began chewing on him but acknowle

BRENTWOOD The Candia man who pleaded guilty to arson charges after he set his house on fire due to bed bugs will have to pay restitution of nearly $180,000. Stephen Gracyalny, 60, is required to make the restitution payments to Wilbur & Associates of Normil, Ill., following the fire at 36 Hook Road on Feb. 19, 2016, according to the Union Leader. Gracyalny told investigators that he and his wife, Donna, had been dealing with the bed bug infestation for about two weeks. When they asked Gracyalny what happened,

By Brittney Martin, Staff Writer Photo: Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-News The Aurora apartments opened in 1930 as a luxury hotel. The Aurora apartments opened in 1930 as a luxury hotel. Orkin's most bedbug infested-cities Orkin's most bedbug infested-cities Up 10 spots from last year Up

Bedbugs were found last week and again Tuesday night in a medical unit at the Topeka VA Medical Center. When the bedbugs were discovered last week, eradication efforts began immediately, said Joseph Burks, public affairs officer for the VA Eastern Kansas Health Care System. Patients returned after an inspection showed the area was clear. Late Tuesday night, one dead bug and one live bug were found in the same unit, Burks said. Our team is aware and taking action in moving patients out