Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00737:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024L00737
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 4105–6098

9               Factors that must exist
At least one of the following factors must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, hepatitis E infection or death from hepatitis E infection is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          being exposed to the hepatitis E virus by:
(a)          being in the same living quarters or immediate work environment as a person infected with the hepatitis E virus;
(b)          consuming water or food contaminated with the hepatitis E virus;
(c)          having direct contact with human or primate faecal material contaminated with the hepatitis E virus;
(d)          having direct physical contact with a human or a primate infected with the hepatitis E virus;
(e)          having percutaneous (intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous or intradermal) exposure to blood or body fluids contaminated with the hepatitis E virus; or
(f)           receiving a transfusion of blood or blood products contaminated with the hepatitis E virus;
where hepatitis E virus exposure occurs between 14 and 70 days before clinical onset;
(2)          having a solid organ transplant (excluding corneal transplant), where the tissue or organ is derived from a person infected with the hepatitis E virus, within the 4 months before clinical onset;
(3)          having a liver, kidney, heart, lung, stem cell or bone marrow transplant before clinical worsening;
(4)          being pregnant at the time of death due to hepatitis E infection or being pregnant at the time of liver transplantation necessitated by hepatitis E infection;
Note:  Death due to hepatitis E infection is considered to be a clinical worsening. Liver transplantation necessitated by hepatitis E infection is considered to be a clinical worsening.
(5)          having chemotherapy for cancer at the time of clinical worsening;
(6)          inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for hepatitis E infection before clinical worsening.