Michigan Rabies Death Linked to Organ Transplant Highlights Screening Gaps

Surgeons at a Cleveland hospital have succeeded in transplanting almost the entire face of a middle-aged man, the second time doctors at the hospital have successfully performed a face transplant, The San Diego Union Tribune reports.

Transplant patient dies from rabies

A Michigan resident died this year after contracting rabies from an organ transplant, health officials said.

Michigan Resident Died From Rabies After Organ Transplant, Investigation Finds

A Michigan resident has died from rabies after catching the deadly disease from an organ transplant, local health officials recently reported. The transplant was performed in Ohio in December, and the patient died in January, according to Lynn Sutfin, spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The case came to light in March, following an investigation by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ohi…

Patient dies of rabies acquired from transplanted kidney

One of the greatest gifts any person can give another is one of their internal organs. Whether it happens after death or, as a living gesture of love for another…

Michigan resident's death from rabies linked to transplant

A Michigan resident died this year after contracting rabies from an organ transplant, health officials said.

Rabies death linked to transplant

A Michigan resident died this year after contracting rabies from an organ transplant, health officials said.