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 ...

Hundreds of people were displaced and thousands more impacted, especially in working-class areas, as the result of record ...

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

Residents in a flood-ravaged region have been issued a grim warning after a person died from a rare disease found in soil. The Townsville Public Health Unit said the elderly person died from ...

Another person has died from a disease linked with heavy rain in a flood-hit region that may soon be on cyclone watch. Queensland Health confirmed an elderly person had died of melioidosis in ...

The lack of produce in major supermarkets compared to the abundance in independent stores has highlighted concerns about food ...

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

While the Australian Defence Force and Emergency services ability to provide assistance during disaster events is second to ...

While many residents are still mopping up after the inundation caused widespread flooding in the Hinchinbrook, and parts of ...

It comes as experts warn of a spike in a flood-related health problems. The Townsville Public Health Unit said two elderly people had died from the soil-borne disease on Thursday and one more ...

The Townsville Public Health Unit said the elderly ... had increased during the wet season and after the major rains and flooding earlier in February. “Melioidosis is a very serious infectious ...