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

A rare soil-borne disease is infecting people in far North Queensland. Here’s everything you need to know about melioidosis.

One in five people are dying of a record breaking tropical disease with more than three times the number of cases reported ...

The number of cases of the soil-borne infection is at an all-time high in northern Queensland, and a survivor says people ...

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

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

A new melioidosis death has been recorded in Townsville overnight, bringing the current North Queensland tally to six deaths ...

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

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

Another four people have died due to a dangerous bacterial disease plaguing far north Queensland, bringing the total number ...

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

Melioidosis is caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, a bug which normally lives harmlessly in soil and freshwater. But it can be dangerous when it infects humans or animals.