Health authorities in the tropical north coast region of Queensland confirmed on Tuesday that the death toll from melioidosis ...

Queensland, Australia, is experiencing a deadly outbreak of melioidosis, a rare antibiotic-resistant disease caused by ...

A deadly outbreak of melioidosis in Queensland has claimed 14 lives after severe floods Learn how this soil-borne bacteria spreads and ways to protect yourself ...

The rare but dangerous soil-borne disease melioidosis has claimed another life in North Queensland overnight, but health authorities expect cases to decline as conditions dry up.

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 ...

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

The death toll from melioidosis, a rare tropical disease linked to heavy rainfall and flooding, has surged to 12 in Queensland’s northeast, more than doubling from the five fatalities reported on ...

SYDNEY, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Authorities in the Australian state of Queensland have reported a fifth death from melioidosis linked to heavy rainfall.

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

Northern Australia is on alert for a rare and potentially fatal infectious disease, exacerbated by heavy rain and flooding. It has killed at least 12 people in North Queensland this year. While the ...