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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

A woman who survived after contracting melioidosis is urging people to stay alert to the potentially deadly disease. North ...

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

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

Far north Queensland has recorded another five deaths from the soil-based disease Melioidosis. Authorities are pleading with ...