The Ministry of Health officially spoke about kissing bugs

After nearly 3 months of information on the type of kissing bugs appeared in many localities, before the panic of the people, today (September 23), the Ministry of Health officially spoke about the type of kissing bugs. this blood.

The Ministry of Health affirmed that Triatoma rubrofassiata species in Vietnam have appeared for a long time and are unable to transmit Chagas disease, but only cause discomfort, itching and burning pain in the stain.

Ministry of Health affirmed that in Vietnam, kissing bugs have appeared long ago. However, until now, no information, documents and studies have been reported to show that there are species of stink bugs spreading in Vietnam. Test results of 19 blood samples from 19 people in 19 households with stink bugs did not detect parasites causing Chagas disease.

Mr. Nguyen Van Binh, Deputy Director of Preventive Medicine Department, said that there are about 3,000 different species of stink bugs in the world, including some animal blood sucking species, in the process of survival and development of species. This, the person may be a random object being stung by stink bugs.

Regarding the risk of being infected with Chagas disease (also known as sleeping sickness) caused by stink bugs, the Ministry of Health also affirmed that in Vietnam, stink bugs have been around for a long time and so far, no public documents have been published. Dad has Chagas disease in Vietnam. Specifically, according to the report of the Institute of Malaria - Parasitology - Insects have collected some stink bugs in the localities that are classified by stink bugs by the Institute of Ecology - Biological resources. Triatoma rubrofassiata. This species is different from the common Triatoma dimidiata in Central America and the common Triatoma infestans in South America can transmit Chagas disease. Up to now, there have been no published documents like Triatoma stink bugs in Vietnam that can transmit Chagas disease.

Mr. Binh affirmed that the species of kissing bugs sucking this blood when burning only causes discomfort, burning pain and itching at the sting, especially for people with allergic sites . Therefore, when being stung by stinking bugs, it is advisable to wash the stings immediately with soap, avoid scratching on the spot, if the swelling of the swelling needs to go immediately to the medical facility for examination and treatment against allergies and infections .

The Ministry of Health also recommends that people in the area have found that kissing bugs need to sleep in the curtain, carefully cover the bugs so that bugs cannot get into the burning screen. When detecting bugs, turn off lights and use flashlight to search and kill stink bugs. Regularly cleaning houses, living and spraying with insecticidal chemical products granted by the Ministry of Health for circulation registration if stink bugs are found.