Man dies of rabies after kidney transplant from donor who saved kitten from skunk

Michigan man received kidney transplant from donor who had fought off a skunk and was later found unresponsiveA Michigan man has died of rabies after receiving a kidney from another man who died of the disease when he was scratched by a skunk while defending a kitten, in what officials are describing as an “exceptionally rare event”.According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Michigan patient received a kidney transplant at an Ohio hospital in December 2024. Continue reading...