Michigan man dies of rabies after kidney transplant from infected donor

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A Michigan man died of rabies after receiving a kidney transplant from an unknowingly infected donor. The 76-year-old recipient contracted the fatal disease in December 2024 from the donated kidney. The donor, a 59-year-old Idaho man, is now suspected to have died from rabies after a skunk encounter. Health officials are updating donor screening protocols due to this rare transmission, which has only been documented a few times previously. Three other recipients of the donor's tissue have been alerted.


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