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 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 ...

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.

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

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