Seven people have now died from melioidosis in flood-ravaged north Queensland this year. Dozens of cases have been reported ...

Another person has died from melioidosis in Queensland, bringing the death toll to 16.Hospitals in the northern part of the state have recorded more than 100 cases of the soil-borne disease since the ...

A rare soil-borne disease is infecting people in far North Queensland. Here’s everything you need to know about melioidosis.

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

Three people have died from melioidosis in the Townsville area which follows four deaths from the disease in the Cairns ...

The heavy rain and flooding that caused so much damage in north Queensland has now cleared, but in its wake stirs a deadly ...

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

Another four people have died due to a dangerous bacterial disease plaguing far north Queensland, bringing the total number ...

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

Nine people have died from a bacteria-borne disease since the start of the year in what health authorities have described as ...

A rare soil-borne disease has claimed the lives of 12 people in northern Queensland, amid a surge in cases since the start of ...

Seven people have now died from melioidosis in flood-ravaged north Queensland this year. Dozens of cases have been reported in the state in recent weeks, which experts have described as unprecedented.