Swathes of mice are infesting rural towns in Australia after its bumper grain harvest and destroying crops as the country continues to battle its out-of-control rodent plague.
Residents in New South Wales (NSW) and southern Queensland have seen an explosion of mice in recent months with the rodents invading homes, fields and grain silos and some residents spotting the rodents in their water supplies.
Experts claim the plague is due to the recent heavy summer rains across eastern Australia which hit the country earlier after years of drought.
The shocking scenes come after three hospital patients were bitten by the creatures at facilities in Tottenham, Walgett and Gulargambone, NSW Health confirmed.
The current mouse infestation across western NSW is a natural occurrence,’ a spokeswoman said.
‘NSW Health staff are responding with appropriate control measures.’
NSW Western Area Health Service has also reported a case of leptospirosis – a rare disease which can cause kidney failure and meningitis – as a result of mice in domestic dwellings.
This month Melanie Moeris, from Gilgandra, shared footage of hundreds of mice scurrying over machinery on her family’s farm.
She later took to Facebook to write: ‘This is exactly what nightmares are made of! I can’t even watch the videos.’ 
Residents have been capturing hundreds of mice after the area saw an explosion in the rodent population
One resident, Lisa Gore, from Toowoomba, said her friend had found a nest of baby mice in her armchair while another person Karen Fox, from Dubbo, said said found a mouse in the ceiling vent of her home, The Guardian reports.
