Three people have died from the rare soil-borne bacterial disease melioidosis in Townsville following devastating floods in ...

North Queensland has recorded three more deaths from melioidosis on top of four in the state's far north, while health ...

Townsville has recorded its first death from melioidosis in the wake of the 2025 floods. The Townsville Public Health Unit ...

Another death from melioidosis has been confirmed, bringing to the total number of deaths from the flood-borne infectious ...

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

Authorities are concerned about the death toll caused by a disease linked with heavy rain, with the number of cases rising in ...

Townsville Public Health Unit Director Dr Steven Donohue said people most at risk of contracting the disease are those who are already unwell, the elderly or have existing chronic conditions such ...

Authorities in the Australian state of Queensland have reported a fifth death from melioidosis linked to heavy rainfall.