Cyclone watch, deadly disease alert for flood-hit area
A cyclone may soon loom on the horizon for a flood-hit region where multiple people have died in recent weeks from a deadly ...
Deadly bacteria found in Australian waters claims nine lives
North Queensland is recovering from weeks of wet weather that caused record-breaking flooding from Mackay to Cairns, with two ...
Coastal Queenslanders warned of potential tropical cyclone and spike in flood-related disease
A flood-related disease has killed an “unprecedented” four people in far-north Queensland this year as the region braces for ...
Fifth death from melioidosis in Queensland, Australia
SYDNEY: Authorities in the Australian state of Queensland have reported a fifth death from melioidosis linked to heavy rainfall, reported Xinhua.
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More N. Queensland Flood Communities Get Gov't Aid
Joint media release with Senator the Hon Katy GallagherThe Albanese Government is extending financial assistance to support more flood affected North ...
Three people die from rare soil-borne disease after flooding in Townsville
Three people have died from the rare soil-borne bacterial disease melioidosis in Townsville following devastating floods in ...
Fifth death from melioidosis confirmed in Australia's Queensland
Authorities in the Australian state of Queensland have reported a fifth death from melioidosis linked to heavy rainfall.
North Queensland residents cleaning up after floods warned of melioidosis, dengue fever
An elderly person has died from the serious infectious disease, melioidosis, that can be contracted from contaminated water, ...
Disease deaths, cases rise as new flood menace surfaces
Authorities are concerned about the death toll caused by a disease linked with heavy rain, with the number of cases rising in ...
Townsville melioidosis deaths spark flood clean-up warning as dengue fever cases probed
North Queensland has recorded three more deaths from melioidosis on top of four in the state's far north, while health ...