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For the purposes of this Statement of Principles, opisthorchiasis, in relation to a person, includes death from a terminal event or condition that was contributed to by the person's opisthorchiasis.
Note: terminal event is defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
 1.                Basis for determining the factors
On the sound medical‑scientific evidence available, the Repatriation Medical Authority is of the view that it is more probable than not that opisthorchiasis and death from opisthorchiasis can be related to relevant service rendered by veterans or members of the Forces under the VEA, or members under the MRCA.
Note: MRCA, relevant service and VEA are defined in the Schedule 1 – Dictionary.
 1.                Factors that must exist
At least one of the following factors must exist before it can be said that, on the balance of probabilities, opisthorchiasis or death from opisthorchiasis is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
 1.           ingesting the skin or flesh of raw, undercooked, iced, pickled or smoked freshwater fish at least 3 weeks before clinical onset;
Note: Freshwater fish contaminated by Opisthorchis viverrini are mainly found in Southeast Asia and freshwater fish contaminated by Opisthorchis felineus are mainly found in Eastern and Central Europe and Southeast Asia.
 1.           having a liver transplant, where the liver is derived from a person infected with Opisthorchis viverrini or Opisthorchis felineus, within the 7 days before clinical onset;
 1.           inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for opisthorchiasis before clinical worsening.
 1.            Relationship to service
        1.           The existence in a person of any factor referred to in section 9, must be related to the relevant service rendered by the person.
        2.           The factor set out in subsection 9(3) applies only to material contribution to, or aggravation of, opisthorchiasis where the person's opisthorchiasis was suffered or contracted before or during (but did not arise out of) the person's relevant service.
 2.            Factors referring to an injury or disease covered by another Statement of Principles
In this Statement of Principles:
 1.           if a factor referred to in section 9 applies in relation to a person; and
 2.           that factor refers to an injury or disease in respect of which a Statement of Principles has been determined under subsection 196B(3) of the VEA;
then the factors in that Statement of Principles apply in accordance with the terms of that Statement of Principles as in force from time to time.

Schedule 1 - Dictionary
Note:               See Section 6