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

A north Queensland veterinarian says "our animals are at risk" of a potentially deadly bacteria causing melioidosis that's ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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