Northern Queensland melioidosis death toll rises to 12 in ‘record-breaking’ year
A rare soil-borne disease has claimed the lives of 12 people in northern Queensland, amid a surge in cases since the start of ...
Five more deaths from soil-borne disease melioidosis in Queensland's north
The Cairns and Hinterland Health Service has confirmed that five more people have died from melioidosis, bringing the region's death toll to nine. In Townsville the death toll from the soil-borne ...