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.

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

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

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 ...

There's been a surge of melioidosis cases this year. Here's everything you need to know about the disease, what's causing it ...

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 ...

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

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

Authorities in the Australian state of Queensland have reported a fifth death from melioidosis linked to heavy rainfall.