Mouse plague to blame for outbreak of rare viral infection
Doctors warn the virus can lead to meningitis and serious sequelae for pregnant women and immunocompromised patients
A cluster of meningitis cases has been linked to the recent mouse plague in eastern Australia, including a pregnant woman who miscarried.
Doctors have confirmed eight cases of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) infection in south-east Queensland in the last 18 months, all of which followed “extensive mouse contact” at the height of the 2020-21 mouse plague.
