Michigan Resident Dies From Donated Kidney Tainted With Rabies

The procedure of a lifelong usually ended in an incredibly rare death. According to local health workers and disease control and prevention centers, a man recently died of a royal infection of the donor kidnapped.

Wtol, Toledo, Ohio, First reported Michigan and Ohio and the unusual death approved by health workers in CDC. Authorities say no one is under the risk of rabies from anyone’s stained procedure.

“The cause of death is rabies and complications,” Carl Schmidt, Carl Schmidt, Coroner’s Coroner’s Coroner’s “Coroner” Coroner “Coroner.” The diagnosis texture was confirmed by sending it to CDC. “

Rabies It is a viral that can be infected with the most brain and spinal cord of any mammal. After starting to show signs of disease such as infected, aggression, disorientation and strong water, it is low to have a practical death sentence. Symptoms can take weeks to appear in humans, but when someone at the beginning of death, death can be almost always prevented. Prevention of post-exposure is a rabies vaccine and the combination of antibodies.

The virus usually spreads from the saliva of infected animals, frequently scratches or bites. Wide vaccine programs and advanced animal controls are rarely in many parts of the world, more than 10 deaths, Americans still rabies, generally from bats or other infected wildlife. A fatal event of rarians passed by transplant.

Seems to be the end of the most widely reported death in the United States It occurred in 2013For example, the resident of Maryland (the late donor was given prevention of exposure to other people. In Texas in 2004, there were a majority of four deaths retreated for a decreased donor. Rabies associated with transplant a The bigger problem In China, rarefs are more commonly reported, but still very rare.

Donors and their bodies are tested regularly for other diseases that can be transmitted to potential serious infections or buyer. However, when investigating the 2013 case, CDC usually noted that donors are not tested If it is not suspected of rabies. In the past, in the United States, the dying donor was assumed to be killed first by rabies.

In the last situation, the lead was transplanted in December 2024 and died in the infection in January 2025.

Health workers were investigated in connection with the issue and determined that there was no risk of rabies without exposure. The University of Toledo Medical Center, where the procedure was made, said that the transplant was not identified as it was carried out.

“The health system has been working closely with public health authorities and was comprehensively considered a comprehensive review and the thorough consideration of the standard security protocols,” the Center was given a statement to WTOL.

In other words, this is extremely rare, but tragic freak occurs.