Australia: At least 16 dead in outbreak of waterborne illness after severe storms in northern Queensland

Australia: At least 16 dead in outbreak of waterborne illness after severe storms in northern Queensland

Source: WSWS

The wave of melioidosis infections has been exacerbated by poverty and the increasing severity of storms and floods resulting from climate change.

In the aftermath of heavy rainfall and severe flooding that struck northern Queensland last month, residents of the region are being confronted with an unprecedentedly large outbreak of melioidosis. Some 125 confirmed cases and 16 deaths have been re… [9349 chars]

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