Michigan Resident Dies From Donated Kidney Tainted With Rabies

March 27, 2025

a clinical worker holding a sealed box that says "human organ"

(Gizmodo) – Only a handful of rabies cases tied to organ transplantation have ever been reported in the U.S.

A normally life-saving procedure has ended in a incredibly rare kind of death. According to local health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a person recently died from a rabies infection contracted from the kidney of a deceased donor. (Read More)