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Man dies after saving kitten from skunk – and passes rabies to kidney recipient

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 9 December 2025

Michigan man received kidney transplant from donor who had fought off a skunk and was later found unresponsive

A Michigan man has died of rabies after receiving a kidney from another man who died of the disease when he was scratched by a skunk while defending a kitten, in what are officials are describing as an “exceptionally rare event”.

According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Michigan patient received a kidney transplant at an Ohio hospital in December 2024.

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Man dies after saving kitten from skunk – and passes rabies to kidney recipient

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 9 December 2025

Michigan man received kidney transplant from donor who had fought off a skunk and was later found unresponsive

A Michigan man has died of rabies after receiving a kidney from another man who died of the disease when he was scratched by a skunk while defending a kitten, in what are officials are describing as an “exceptionally rare event”.

According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Michigan patient received a kidney transplant at an Ohio hospital in December 2024.

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Man dies after saving kitten from skunk – and passes rabies to kidney recipient

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 9 December 2025

Michigan man received kidney transplant from donor who had fought off a skunk and was later found unresponsive

A Michigan man has died of rabies after receiving a kidney from another man who died of the disease when he was scratched by a skunk while defending a kitten, in what are officials are describing as an “exceptionally rare event”.

According to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Michigan patient received a kidney transplant at an Ohio hospital in December 2024.