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HUNTER New England Health is urging locals to be wary of leptospirosis disease due to the increase in rats and mice in the Upper Hunter.  » Read more about: Rodent…

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HUNTER New England Health is urging locals to be wary of leptospirosis disease due to the increase in rats and mice in the Upper Hunter.
Leptospirosis is a disease spread from animals to humans, caused by bacteria found in infected animal urine and tissues, with most cases reported from rural and regional areas with mouse plagues. 
Dr David Durrheim, Hunter New England Public Health Physician said outbreaks of the disease usually occur following exposure to water, soil and mud that has been contaminated…

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