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 ...

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

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

Residents of Far North Queensland are advised to be cautious when coming into contact with soil and muddy water, following ...

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

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 ...

Queensland: 14 people have died from a dangerous bacteria found in the soil in Australia. According to the health services ...

A soil-dwelling bacteria has killed 14 people in Australia's flood-hit state of Queensland, officials said, as health experts ...

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

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