Two people have died from a deadly soil-borne bacteria with authorities reporting higher-than-average rates in 2025 following ...

Two people have died from the deadly soil-borne bacterial disease melioidosis in Far North Queensland during the region's ...

FAR North Queenslanders are being reminded to stay alert to symptoms of a dangerous seasonal disease, with cases of melioidosis taking a fatal toll. The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health ...

Epetraborole is under clinical development by AN2 Therapeutics and currently in Phase I for Burkholderia pseudomallei Infections (Melioidosis). According to GlobalData, Phase I drugs for Burkholderia ...

The Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) is a group of bacteria that can cause serious infections, particularly in individuals with compromised immune systems, such as cystic fibrosis (CF ...

Without proper treatment, tooth infections can spread to other areas of the body, leading to serious and potentially life threatening complications. A tooth infection, or a tooth abscess ...

In addition, a case of Psuedomonas pseudomallei infection, melioidosis, was detected; this may be attributed to the fact that melioidosis is a common tropical infection in our setting.

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) usually pass from one person to another through sexual contact. Examples include chlamydia, crabs, and genital herpes. Treatment depends on the type of STI.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released new estimates suggesting around 846 million people aged between 15 and 49 live with a genital herpes infection. That's equivalent to one in ...

Drug-resistant infections occur when pathogens change in ways that render antimicrobial drugs ineffective. As a result, the pathogens survive and continue to spread. When infections are treatable with ...

Kenneth Perry, MD, an emergency physician in South Carolina, said his hospital has recently seen an uptick in emergency department visits tied to these infections. "From cough to nasal congestion ...