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 ...

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

The rare but dangerous soil-borne disease melioidosis has claimed another life in North Queensland overnight, but health ...

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

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

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

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

An elderly person has died from the serious infectious disease, melioidosis, that can be contracted from contaminated water, ...

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.