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Lockyer Valley
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'Mystery illness' surfaces after floods
A MYSTERY illness has reportedly emerged among residents of the Lockyer Valley in Queensland, triggered by the flash floods that ravaged the town earlier this week. According to Dr Richard Kidd, president-elect of AMA Queensland, health authorities were investigating reports of an illness in several people in the area. The illness is suspected to be the tropical disease melioidosis, caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei found in soil and water. "At the moment, I know that there is no certainty about what it is – all we know at this stage is it's a ...
Lucky escape for Lockyer Valley practice
AS residents and businesses in flood-ravaged Queensland begin the heart-breaking clean-up of their communities, GPs at one practice in the Lockyer Valley are counting their blessings. The Withcott Medical Centre had floodwater reach its front doors, but apart from losing phones and communications for two days, the practice was untouched. “You could say it was a very lucky escape,” said practice principal Dr Janus Van Heerden. “We couldn’t get to the practice for two days. When we came in we had to sweep the debris off the driveway, but then we were pretty much up and ...