Two people have died from a deadly soil-borne bacteria with authorities reporting higher-than-average rates in 2025 following ...

Health officials are searching for answers as to why there’s been a sharp increase of a deadly disease in the Far North, ...

As clean up begins and some residents of North Queensland still remain deluged, communities are being reminded to stay alert ...

The recent death of two people in Queensland's tropical north from the mud bug melioidosis may have come as a shock for ...

A series of thunderstorms battered the Gold Coast this morning, dumping 100mm of rain over the course of two hours.

Two people have died from the deadly soil-borne bacterial disease melioidosis in Far North Queensland during the region's ...

In addition, a case of Psuedomonas pseudomallei infection, melioidosis, was detected; this may be attributed to the fact that melioidosis is a common tropical infection in our setting.

FAR North Queenslanders are being reminded to stay alert to symptoms of a dangerous seasonal disease, with cases of melioidosis taking a fatal toll. The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health ...

Your house may also have rodents, snakes, or insects that can bite. Rats can also carry diseases that contaminate water and ...

A disease has infected 30 patients in the Cairns and hinterland region this year, following the severe wet weather, with two ...

The elderly are more susceptible to pneumonia than younger populations. The prevalence of both disability and comorbid diseases increase with age and are associated with increased risk of pneumonia.