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9               Factors that must exist
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.