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U.S. patient dies from rabies after organ transplant. Can this happen here? - National | Globalnews.ca

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A Michigan patient died of rabies after contracting the virus through an organ transplant.

The transplant took place at an Ohio hospital in December 2024 , and the patient passed away in January .

Rabies is extremely rare in humans in both the U.S. and Canada , but it is not routinely tested for rabies before organ donation.