Bed bugs like Cimex lectularius feed on the blood of mammals. They are common pests in urban areas. There are only few journal articles or studies that tackled the bed bug. They are blood feeding bugs yet unlike other blood feeding insects, they do not transmit diseases or serious illnesses. Other bug studies would always label bed bugs as bugs that are not a threat to humans since they show a negative result when tested whether they cause serious illnesses.
Triatoma infestans in South America is well-known to poses a lot of problems to human.
Take a look at this article:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275061067_Bedbugs_Cimex_spp_Their_current_world_resurgence_and_healthcare_impact
As we mentioned here, there are no definitive reports of pathogens transmitted by Cimicidae to humans so far. However, there are several studies that show the possibility of their future role in the field of vector-borne diseases.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275061067_Bedbugs_Cimex_spp_Their_current_world_resurgence_and_healthcare_impact
Article Bedbugs, Cimex spp.: Their current world resurgence and heal...
These are also good articles with regard to your question:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27295087
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