Melioidosis
Fact sheet2 - Health conditions directory.
Melioidosis is a disease caused by a bacterium called Burkholderia pseudomallei, a germ which is found in soil. The disease occurs mostly in tropical areas, including north Queensland, but it occasionally occurs in other places including southern parts of Queensland.
Public health management guidelines
Notification
Pathology laboratories
Notification resources
- List of all Pathological, clinical and provisional diagnosis notifiable conditions6
- List of Public Health Unit7 contacts
- Notifiable conditions report form for Queensland doctors/clinicians (PHA S70) or person in charge of a Hospital (PHA S71) 8(PDF, 77kB) - if faxing notification, follow up by phone.
- Case report form9 (PDF, 211kB) - used by public health units to collect and manage more detailed information for enhanced case surveillance.
Enhanced surveillance for public health units
- Case report form9 (PDF, 211kB) - used by public health units to collect and manage more detailed information for enhanced case surveillance.