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Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:30:23 -0800 marlon from private IP, post #12125142 /all organ donee dies from rabies thanks to a skunk https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/12/rabies-transmitted-through-organ-transplant-kills-michigan-man.html Rabies transmitted through organ transplant kills Michigan man Updated: Dec. 16, 2025, 12:01 p.m.|Published: Dec. 16, 2025, 11:57 a.m. Rabies transmitted through organ transplant kills Michigan man Officials said the organ donor was scratched by a skunk before he died. A skunk is pictured in this MLive file photo. By Justin P. Hicks | jhicks3@mlive.com A Michigan man contracted rabies from an infected person through an organ transplant. The man died in February, 51 days after he received a kidney transplant from an infected Idaho man, according to a report published this month by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Thailand–Cambodia War BREAKING: Thousands of Thais Trapped at Border as Border Airstrikes IntensifyThailand–Cambodia War BREAKING: Thousands of Thais Trapped at Border as Border Airstrikes Intensify It was the fourth known transplant-transmitted rabies event in the U.S. since 1978. Rabies is a virus that attacks the central nervous system, almost always resulting in death once it reaches the brain. Postexposure treatment needs to be done quickly and includes wound care, a dose of human rabies immune globulin, and four doses of rabies vaccine spread throughout two weeks. Families of potential donors typically provide information about the donor’s infectious disease risk factors, including animal exposures. Rabies testing isn’t generally done on the donor, however, because of its rarity and complexity of diagnostic testing, according to the CDC. Per the Dec. 4 report, the donor was an Idaho man who had been scratched by a skunk about six weeks before he died. The Michigan man received a left kidney from the donor. It was transplanted at an Ohio hospital. About five weeks later, he experienced tremors, lower extremity weakness, confusion and urinary incontinence. After a week, he was hospitalized with fever, hydrophobia (fear of water), and difficulty swallowing. His condition continued to deteriorate, and he needed mechanical ventilation. The man died on the seventh day at the hospital. Given that his symptoms were compatible with rabies, clinicians contacted the Ohio Department of Health in the state where the transplant occurred. Officials learned the Donor Risk Assessment Interview questionnaire noted the donor had received a skunk scratch. Through a follow-up interview with the donor’s family, officials learned he was scratched on the shin by a skunk on his rural property. He was found unresponsive at home about five weeks later after a presumed cardiac arrest and rabies hadn’t been suspected at the time. Other than the kidney, no other organs from the infected person were transplanted. His heart and lungs were used in training procedures at a Maryland medical research facility. Three patients did receive cornea tissue grafts from the donor, and all three had the graft removed and received precautionary rabies treatment. Health officials conducted a risk assessment for community members and health care workers who may have been in contact with the skunk, patients or infected organs. About 22 of more than 280 contacts were recommended to receive precautionary treatment. The CDC said it is reviewing occurrences of reported exposures to animals among donors. It’s working with its partners to identify interventions to further reduce transplant-associated rabies risk. To reduce risk of rabies infection, officials recommend vaccinating your pets, staying away from wildlife and stray animals, and seeking medical care after a bite and before symptoms begin. Animals known to carry rabies include bats, racoons, skunks and foxes. As of Dec. 10, Michigan identified rabies in 41 bats and zero skunks in 2025. Tue, 16 Dec 2025 20:53:51 -0800 whiteguyinchina from private IP Reply #19304748 I saw this article. Pretty weird incident.Replies require login.