Looking to see the number of claims from Agriculture workers who have been diagnoses with Leptospirosis. I.e as part of their work. Over the past five years 2018-2023 Industry based. e.g., Dairy, Cattle, Sheep, Goats, Vets, On Farm support (e.g Herd Testing etc) Location: Region and Local Territory Area Location: Farms Injury descriptions- i.e., (Free Text) if there is something to say how they may have caught it. e.g Working in milking shed and exposed to animal urine.
This information will be used to help understand different scenarios in which people are exposed to Leptospirosis which will then be used to assist in a risk assessment of on farm activities.
This data would help to determine how widespread the issue is on New Zealand farms.
We (at LIC) have workers that go onto Farms every day and are wanting to understand the risk so as to apply the correct controls when completing our risk assessments.
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Kia ora Your Official Information Act request, reference: GOV-030246 Thank you for your request of 30 January 2024, asking for the following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act): Looking to see the number of claims from Agriculture workers who have been diagnoses with Leptospirosis. I.e as part of their work. Over the past five years 2018-2023 Industry based. e.g., Dairy, Cattle, Sheep, Goats, Vets, On Farm support (e.g Herd Testing etc) Location: Region and Local Territory Area Location: Farms Injury descriptions- i.e., (Free Text) if there is something to say how they may have caught it. e.g Working in milking shed and exposed to animal urine. The requested information is attached: https://catalogue.data.govt.nz/dataset/gov-030246-data-for-leptospirosis-on-farms; and: https://catalogue.data.govt.nz/dataset/gov-030246-data-for-leptospirosis-on-farms/resource/0ab3b78a-d315-4cce-93d7-63b8565c8cad When interpreting the data provided, please refer to the ‘Notes’ tab. ACC Government Services
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