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Silent garden killer puts Aussies on high alert after claiming five lives
Experts believe rising case numbers prove the problem is only going to get worse in the future.
Brianne Tolj·Associate News Editor
Fri, 1 November 2024 at 2:51 am GMT-4·4-min read
A silent but potentially deadly threat hiding in plain sight in northern Australian gardens is on the move, experts have warned.
Melioidosis, an infectious disease caused by bacteria that lives in tropical soils and water, has claimed the lives of five people in the Northern Territory over the past 12 months. The previous year, 87 people were diagnosed and six died after coming into contact with contaminated soil or air.
With the state’s wet season now underway — which increases the risk — and expectations case numbers will “be high again” this summer, Professor in Medicine Bart Currie at Menzies School of Health Research told Yahoo News it is clear melioidosis is going to be an even more “substantial issue” in the coming years.
It will also start to “pop up in various places in Australia in the future”, he warned...
Silent garden killer puts Aussies on high alert after claiming five lives
Experts believe rising case numbers prove the problem is only going to get worse in the future.
Brianne Tolj·Associate News Editor
Fri, 1 November 2024 at 2:51 am GMT-4·4-min read
A silent but potentially deadly threat hiding in plain sight in northern Australian gardens is on the move, experts have warned.
Melioidosis, an infectious disease caused by bacteria that lives in tropical soils and water, has claimed the lives of five people in the Northern Territory over the past 12 months. The previous year, 87 people were diagnosed and six died after coming into contact with contaminated soil or air.
With the state’s wet season now underway — which increases the risk — and expectations case numbers will “be high again” this summer, Professor in Medicine Bart Currie at Menzies School of Health Research told Yahoo News it is clear melioidosis is going to be an even more “substantial issue” in the coming years.
It will also start to “pop up in various places in Australia in the future”, he warned...