Coverage dated December 9, 2025
Diagnostic dilemma: Man caught rabies from organ transplant after donor was scratched by skunk Headline from Live Science
A Michigan man died of rabies despite having no recent exposure to a potentially infected animal.
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People
Man Dies of Rabies from Infected Kidney Donor Who Contracted the Disease from Skunk Attack: Report ↗ (opens People) Published Dec 9, 2025
People's feed description A Michigan donor recipient fell ill with rabies and died weeks after receiving a kidney transplant from an infected Idaho man, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report published on Dec. 4.
Breitbart News
Michigan Man Dies of Rabies After Kidney Transplant from Donor Who Fought Skunk ↗ (opens Breitbart News) Published Dec 9, 2025
Breitbart News's feed description A Michigan man died of rabies less than two months after receiving a kidney transplant from a donor who fought a skunk, the CDC said.
Live Science
Diagnostic dilemma: Man caught rabies from organ transplant after donor was scratched by skunk ↗ (opens Live Science) Published Dec 9, 2025
Live Science's feed description A Michigan man died of rabies despite having no recent exposure to a potentially infected animal.
Fox News
Michigan man dies of rabies after receiving kidney from infected donor who saved kitten from skunk: CDC ↗ (opens Fox News) Published Dec 9, 2025
Fox News's feed description A Michigan organ recipient died of rabies after receiving a kidney from an Idaho donor who was scratched by a skunk while saving a kitten, the CDC reports.
Fox2 Detroit
Michigan man dies from rabies-infected kidney transplant, CDC says ↗ (opens Fox2 Detroit) Published Dec 9, 2025
Fox2 Detroit's feed description The strange deaths of the human-to-human rabies transmission was reported by the Centers for Disease Control, which became aware of the cases January 27, 2025.
