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ECDC’s Network for the Microbial Safety of Substances of Human Origin (SoHO-Net) was established to facilitate cooperation between ECDC and European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) Member States.
This document provides an update on the safety of substances of human origin (SoHO) in relation to COVID-19. It reassesses the risk and proposes revised mitigation measures for preventing transmission through SoHO.
This report summarises the discussion and outcomes of an expert consultation on communicable diseases transmissible through substances of human origin (SoHO) which took place at the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Stockholm, Sweden, on 20 and 21 September 2011.
The purpose of this document is to address the safety of donors and products involving Substances of Human Origin (SoHO) and the potential risk of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination of a donor.
This document includes key elements to be considered in the risk-based decision-making process of mitigating the threats to the safety of substances of human origin posed by Zika virus.