‘We haven’t seen anything like this’: Melioidosis deaths surge in wake of floods
GPs in north Queensland are being urged to consider the soil-borne disease in patients with fever or pneumonia symptoms.
Deaths from an unprecedented outbreak of melioidosis have climbed to 12 in recently flood-hit areas of north Queensland.
In the past week alone, 25 new cases of the disease have been reported, bringing the total to 94 since 1 January.
