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Jess Thomson

In 'extremely rare' case, Michigan resident dies from rabies after receiving transplanted kidney carrying the virus

A rendering of the rabies virus.

In an 'extremely rare' case, a person has died from rabies after undergoing an organ transplant in an Ohio hospital.

The unnamed Michigan resident received the kidney transplant at the University of Toledo Medical Center (UTMC) in Ohio, in December last year, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) spokesperson Lynn Sutfin said in a statement, the AP reports. They died in January 2025.

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