A north Queensland veterinarian says "our animals are at risk" of a potentially deadly bacteria causing melioidosis that's ...

The rare but dangerous soil-borne disease melioidosis has claimed another life in North Queensland overnight, but health authorities expect cases to decline as conditions dry up.

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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.

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