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.
During the 2021 transmission season, 159 locally acquired human cases of West Nile virus infections, 13 deaths, 43 outbreaks among equids, and eight outbreaks among birds were reported.