A cat has been diagnosed with a deadly bacterial disease which has claimed the lives of 11 Far North Queenslanders this year.

Seven people have now died from melioidosis in flood-ravaged north Queensland this year. Dozens of cases have been reported in the state in recent weeks, which experts have described as unprecedented.

According to the Merck Veterinary Manual, both animal-to-human and animal-to-animal transmission of the bacteria can happen ...

Townsville dad Clayton “Kouks” Chandler should have been blowing out candles on his 50th birthday this Friday — instead, his ...

Melioidosis, a bacterial infection that thrives in wet soil and stagnant water, has infected 211 people across Queensland so far this year, far higher than previous annual totals. Most cases and ...

The Queensland Department of Health has reported that the death toll from a melioidosis outbreak, linked to recent heavy rainfall, has now reached 26 ...

Health authorities confirmed that melioidosis caused the death of more than 10 monkeys last month at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin ...

Queensland's unprecedented melioidosis outbreak has claimed another life, taking the death toll to 20. An elderly man died in the Townsville health district on the weekend, the eighth death in the ...

A beloved Townsville dad struck down by deadly Melioidosis was meant to celebrate his 50th birthday this Friday — instead, his heartbroken family will gather to say their final goodbyes.