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 ...

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

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

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

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

A woman who survived after contracting melioidosis is urging people to stay alert to the potentially deadly disease. North Queensland is experiencing an alarming spike in cases and fatalities from the ...

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 ...

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

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

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