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

The disease can become airborne during heavy rain, leading health authorities to urge residents to protect themselves from ...

FAR North Queenslanders are being reminded to stay alert to symptoms of a dangerous seasonal disease, with cases of melioidosis continuing to climb in the Cairns region. The Cairns and Hinterland ...

The Cairns and Hinterland Health Service has confirmed that five more people have died from melioidosis, bringing the region's death toll to nine. In Townsville the death toll from the soil-borne ...

The number of deaths from a disease linked with heavy rain has more than doubled in a flood-hit region as authorities track a ...

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

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

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 a disease linked with heavy rain since a clean-up began in a region devastated by flooding, sparking health concerns. North Queensland is recovering from weeks of wet ...

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