Farmer Darrell Jordison almost died after contracting a rodent-borne disease called lycentia chriomeningitis, also known as LCM. He was rushed to hospital after his wife called an ambulance and he spent a week drifting in and out of consciousness. Although it is the first time this rodent-borne disease has been diagnosed in Australia, many people are attending hospitals with mice bites. "At night... the ground is just moving with thousands and thousands of mice just running around," farmer Ron Mckay told the broadcaster. "And they're eating into your food containers, they're fouling your clean linen in your linen cupboard, they're running across your bed at night."

Source: Irish Independent June 03, 2021 13:00 UTC