A man has died after contracting rabies from a transplanted kidney, the u.s Centers for disease control and prevention announced on thursday This marks the 10th known case of an organ or tissue. A michigan man died of rabies he contracted after receiving a kidney transplant from a donor who became infected — and later died — while rescuing a kitten from a rabid skunk, according to. Only four donors have transmitted rabies to organ transplant recipients since 1978, according to federal officials By rylee kirk a man died of rabies after getting a kidney transplant from.
A michigan organ recipient died of rabies after receiving a kidney from an idaho donor who was scratched by a skunk while saving a kitten, the cdc reports. Ashima sharda mahindra updated dec 9, 2025, 07:14 ist a kidney transplant recipient in michigan died after receiving an organ from a donor later found to be infected with rabies, marking one of only four such transmissions in nearly 50 years The donor, scratched by a skunk, unknowingly carried the virus A rare case of rabies linked to an organ transplant has resulted in two deaths, federal health officials announced.
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