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Farmer ‘lucky to be alive’ after contracting deadly rodent-borne disease during mouse plague
A farmer in plague-ravaged central west New South Wales is believed to be the first known person in Australia to contract a rodent-borne form of meningitis.
Key points:
- A farmer from western NSW lost eight kilograms after catching a form of bacterial meningitis
- Darrell Jordison says the risk of infection has been increased by the mouse plague in the state
- He wants people to be aware of the risks of handling rodents and being exposed to their leavings
Last month Darrell Jordison of Gulargambone was diagnosed with lymphocytic choriomeningitis (LCM), which NSW Health describes as a “very rare” type of bacterial meningitis.
An online search does not suggest there have been other Australian cases of the disease, but a February report from…
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