BARFIELD, Judge.
We affirm the deputy commissioner's finding that the claimant's injury from Hepatitis B infection was compensable. We find that the "occupational disease" test is applicable in this case, that the deputy commissioner's findings regarding proof of the elements of that test are supported by competent substantial evidence, and that those elements do not require proof of a specific incident of exposure to the Hepatitis B virus.
The claimant was...
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