Queensland melioidosis death toll climbs after floods spread soil-borne bacteria

Queensland melioidosis death toll climbs after floods spread soil-borne bacteria

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Melioidosis claims the life of another Queensland Health patient in the Townsville region as a microbiologist warns floodwater is pushing dangerous bacteria to the soil's surface.

The soil-borne disease melioidosis has claimed the life of another Queensland patient.
The Townsville Hospital and Health Service patient is the 26th person to die with melioidosis in Queensland this year.
The death was recorded in the latest melioid… [2098 chars]

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