Malaria
Meaning of malaria: For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, malaria means an infection that is due to one of the human malaria species Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium ovale or Plasmodium malariae, or infection with Plasmodium knowlesi or other simian malaria species.
Reasonable Hypothesis (RH) — Statement of Principles No. 46 of 2017
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 malaria or death from malaria with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
- (1)being bitten by a mosquito infected with Plasmodium vivax or Plasmodium ovale at least four days, but less than five years, before the clinical onset of malaria;
- (2)being exposed to Plasmodium vivax or Plasmodium ovale as specified at least four days, but less than one year, before the clinical onset of malaria;
Note: being exposed to Plasmodium vivax or Plasmodium ovale as specified is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
- (3)being exposed to Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium falciparum or simian malaria species as specified at least four days, but less than one year, before the clinical onset of malaria;
Note: being exposed to Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium falciparum or simian malaria species as specified is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
- (4)being in an immunocompromised state as specified at the time of the clinical onset of malaria;
Note: immunocompromised state as specified is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
- (5)being pregnant within the six months before the clinical onset of malaria;
- (6)being in an immunocompromised state as specified at the time of the clinical worsening of malaria;
Note: immunocompromised state as specified is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
- (7)being pregnant within the six months before the clinical worsening of malaria;
- (8)for malaria due to Plasmodium vivax or Plasmodium ovale only, having a systemic infectious disease as specified within the 30 days before the clinical worsening of malaria;
Note: systemic infectious disease as specified is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
- (9)inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for malaria;
Aggravation-only factors: the factors in subsections 9(6) to 9(9) 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. 47 of 2017
8 factors
At least one of the following factors must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, malaria or death from malaria is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
- (1)being bitten by a mosquito infected with Plasmodium vivax or Plasmodium ovale at least four days, but less than five years, before the clinical onset of malaria;
- (2)being exposed to Plasmodium vivax or Plasmodium ovale as specified at least four days, but less than one year, before the clinical onset of malaria;
Note: being exposed to Plasmodium vivax or Plasmodium ovale as specified is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
- (3)being exposed to Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium falciparum or simian malaria species as specified at least four days, but less than one year, before the clinical onset of malaria;
Note: being exposed to Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium falciparum or simian malaria species as specified is defined in the Schedule 1 - Dictionary.
- (4)being infected with human immunodeficiency virus at the time of the clinical onset of malaria;
- (5)being pregnant within the three months before the clinical onset of malaria;
- (6)being infected with human immunodeficiency virus at the time of the clinical worsening of malaria;
- (7)being pregnant within the three months before the clinical worsening of malaria;
- (8)inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for malaria;
Aggravation-only factors: the factors in subsections 9(6) to 9(8) 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.
