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A tragic series of events led to a fatal case of transplant-related rabies earlier this year.

Health officials announced Thursday that an organ recipient who underwent transplant surgery in Ohio died of rabies in February. Further investigation revealed that the donor had become infected with the fatal virus after saving a kitten from a skunk.

The unnamed patient, from Michigan, received the donor’s kidney in December 2024, and later developed severe symptoms that prompted hospitalization and “invasive” procedures, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said.

He reportedly experienced fever, tremors, difficulty swallowing and fear of water and died 51 days after the transplant.

‘SILENT KILLER’ PARASITIC DISEASE SPREADING ACROSS

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