Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00012:reg:9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2017L00012
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 9
Character Range: 3631–4857

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, hookworm disease or death from hookworm disease is connected with the circumstances of a person's relevant service:
(1)          ingesting or having cutaneous or mucosal contact with Ancylostoma duodenale, Ancylostoma ceylanicum or Ancylostoma caninum hookworm larvae within the six years before the clinical onset of hookworm disease;
(2)          having cutaneous or mucosal contact with Necator americanus hookworm larvae within the six years before the clinical onset of hookworm disease;
(3)          being in a tropical or subtropical region, where facilities for disposal of human waste are minimal and there is a high likelihood of the environment being contaminated with human faeces, within the six years before the clinical onset of hookworm disease;
(4)          living or working in warm and damp conditions, in the presence of material contaminated with human faeces such as may occur in mines or tunnels, within the six years before the clinical onset of hookworm disease;
(5)          inability to obtain appropriate clinical management for hookworm disease.