A man has passed away after he received a kidney transplant from a person who had died with undiagnosed rabies, according to U.S. public health officials
This is really sad. The guy gets a new kidney, expecting he’ll now have extra years and a new future, only to die from rabies because of the transplant. The article says they typically do not test organs for rabies because the risk is low. This is the 10th case in the U.S. since 1978.
This is really sad. The guy gets a new kidney, expecting he’ll now have extra years and a new future, only to die from rabies because of the transplant. The article says they typically do not test organs for rabies because the risk is low. This is the 10th case in the U.S. since 1978.