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

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

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 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 ...

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.

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

However, this data is several years old. In Australia, melioidosis is often treated before fatalities occur. The mortality rate has been estimated at less than 10%. More people die from the ...