A Kidney Transplant Came With an Unwelcome Hitchhiker: A Deadly Tick Germ
February 25, 2025

(Gizmodo) – Health officials in Wisconsin and Minnesota have documented a rare case of donor-derived ehrlichiosis.
A person’s precious organ donation came with an unexpected visitor. In a new paper out this month, scientists have documented an unconventional way of catching a rare germ normally spread by ticks: from a person’s infected donated kidney. (Read More)