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Hunter New England Health warns of disease due to increase in rats and mice with wet weather – Busselton Dunsborough Mail
Health officials issue warning against flu-like disease caused by mouse plagues.
Health officials have warned of a flu-like disease spread from animals to humans as a mice plague worsens in parts of NSW.
Hunter New England Health (HNEH) has urged locals to take precautions against leptospirosis, after an increase in rats and mice due to the wet weather.
The disease is spread from animals to humans and is caused by bacteria found in infected animal urine and tissues, HNEH public health physician David Durrheim said.
“While leptospirosis is a relatively rare condition in Australia,…
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