Saturday, 10 March 2018

PRO/AH/EDR> Leptospirosis, melioidosis - Australia: (QL) flooding, alert

Leptospirosis, Melioidosis -- Australia
There has been severe rainfall in the area around Cairns [Queensland, Australia] with more than 400 mm [15.7 inches] falling in less than 24 hours in parts of the Tropical Coast and Hinterland on [Thu 8 Mar 2018].
A woman spotted a huge crocodile just metres from the road as she made her way home from work in Ingham on Thursday night [8 Mar 2018].
One person has died from the soil-borne disease melioidosis in the region since the start of the year [2018], the Cairns and Hinterland

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5678104&promed&0

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