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

In Townsville the death toll from the soil-borne disease stands at three, bringing the total for northern Queensland to 12.

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

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

An elderly person has died from the serious infectious disease, melioidosis, that can be contracted from contaminated water, ...

Northern Territory residents are being urged to take precautions against Melioidosis, a potentially deadly bacterial ...

Residents in flood-ravaged parts of northern Queensland have been warned to remain vigilant as three people’s deaths are ...

NT Health is warning Territorians and visitors to the Northern Territory (NT) to be on alert for melioidosis following recent periods of heavy rain.In ...

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

Three elderly people have died from melioidosis in the Townsville area, which follows four deaths from the disease this year in the Cairns region. Three locally acquired cases of dengue fever have ...

Townsville has recorded its first death from melioidosis in the wake of the 2025 floods. The Townsville Public Health Unit ...

Another death from melioidosis has been confirmed, bringing to the total number of deaths from the flood-borne infectious ...