Leptospirosis
Meaning of leptospirosis: For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, leptospirosis means an illness caused by infection with a bacterium from the genus Leptospira.
Reasonable Hypothesis (RH) — Statement of Principles No. 101 of 2022
At least one of the following factors must as a minimum exist before it can be said that a reasonable hypothesis has been raised connecting leptospirosis or death from leptospirosis with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
- (1)being exposed to a pathogenic bacterium from the genus Leptospira between 2 and 30 days before the clinical onset of leptospirosis;
Note: being exposed to a pathogenic bacterium is defined in Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
- (2)inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for leptospirosis;
Aggravation-only factors: the factors in subsection 9(2) apply only to material contribution to, or aggravation of, the condition where it was suffered or contracted before or during (but did not arise out of) the person’s relevant service.
Balance of Probabilities (BoP) — Statement of Principles No. 102 of 2022
2 factors
At least one of the following factors must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, leptospirosis or death from leptospirosis is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
- (1)being exposed to a pathogenic bacterium from the genus Leptospira between 2 and 30 days before the clinical onset of leptospirosis;
Note: being exposed to a pathogenic bacterium is defined in Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
- (2)inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for leptospirosis;
Aggravation-only factors: the factors in subsection 9(2) apply only to material contribution to, or aggravation of, the condition where it was suffered or contracted before or during (but did not arise out of) the person’s relevant service.
