Zachary C. DeVries, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, and lead author of a studytitled “Histamine as an emergent indoor contaminant: Accumulation and persistence in bed bug infested homes,” published in PLOS ONE.
Bedbugs have been considered bothersome but not causes of disease. But they leave histamine, which can trigger allergies and asthma attacks.
