The Queensland melioidosis outbreak is still growing. What’s keeping this deadly mud bug active?
ap-studio/ShutterstockThe outbreak of the deadly “mud bug” melioidosis in north Queensland has not yet abated since it began at the start of this year.
So far there have been 221 cases and 31 deaths from the disease in 2025. This encompasses a 400% increase in cases in Cairns and a 600% increase in Townsville compared to the average...




