The death toll in Queensland has risen to 16 amid the unprecedented increase in infections. A health expert in Cairns says the rate of cases appears to be slowing, but urged people to take precautions ...

The number of cases of the soil-borne infection is at an all-time high in northern Queensland, and a survivor says people ...

One in five people are dying of a record breaking tropical disease with more than three times the number of cases reported ...

Queensland, in northeastern Australia, experienced heavy flooding after storms dumped more than 1.5 metres (59 inches) of ...

A deadly outbreak of melioidosis in Queensland has claimed 14 lives after severe floods Learn how this soil-borne bacteria ...

A new melioidosis death has been recorded in Townsville overnight, bringing the current North Queensland tally to six deaths ...

There's been a surge of melioidosis cases this year. Here's everything you need to know about the disease, what's causing it ...

A woman who survived after contracting melioidosis is urging people to stay alert to the potentially deadly disease. North ...

The number of deaths from a disease linked to heavy rainfall and flooding in northeast of Australia's state of Queensland has ...

Far north Queensland has recorded another five deaths from the soil-based disease Melioidosis. Authorities are pleading with ...

The deaths of 12 people in north Queensland in a “record breaking” outbreak of a rare bacterial disease has medical ...