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Kidney Recipient Dies After Transplant From Organ Donor Who Had Rabies

6 December 2025 at 22:37
Only four donors have transmitted rabies to organ transplant recipients since 1978, according to federal officials.

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A man died of rabies he contracted after receiving a kidney transplant from another person who later tested positive for the virus after being scratched by a skunk.
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