Ceco, a two-year-old beagle, will screen travellers returning from Paris after the French capital experienced an outbreak of the creatures last year.
South Korea has deployed a bed bug sniffer dog at its main international airport to reduce the risk of the insects entering the country after the Paris Olympics. Ceco, a two-year-old beagle, is heading up the campaign at Incheon International Airport as the only canine trained in the country to detect the odour of pheromones emitted by bed bugs.
Read more:Paris Olympics captivated the worldWill bed bugs travel from Paris to the UK? The South Korean government said as a result it is taking a 'preemptive response to intercept the entry through the Incheon international airport, which is the main gateway to the country'. Cesco has teamed up with the country's transportation and security ministries, as well as its disease control and prevention agency, and is working with airlines and the airport to screen travellers on arrival.
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