US EditionMichigan Rabies Death Linked to Organ Transplant Highlights Screening Gaps
- A Michigan resident died after receiving an organ transplant infected with rabies, according to state health officials.
- Health officials from Michigan, Ohio, and the CDC investigated the rabies-related death, which occurred in January after the December transplant.
- The CDC confirmed the rabies diagnosis in the patient and stated that exposed individuals were assessed for possible exposure.
- Health officials reported that there is no risk to the general public from this case of rabies spread through organ donation.
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Michigan Resident Died From Rabies After Organ Transplant, Investigation Finds
A Michigan resident has died from rabies after catching the deadly disease from an organ transplant, local health officials recently reported. The transplant was performed in Ohio in December, and the patient died in January, according to Lynn Sutfin, spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The case came to light in March, following an investigation by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ohi…
Bristol Herald Courier
News & RecordRabies death linked to transplant
A Michigan resident died this year after contracting rabies from an organ transplant, health officials said.
Man dies from rabies after organ transplant
A man in Michigan died after receiving an organ transplant from a donor who had been infected with rabies.The Associated Press reports that the patient had been given the organ transplant in a hospital in Ohio in December.
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Organ Transplant Patient Dies After Contracting Rabies
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