Michigan Resident Died From Rabies After Organ Transplant, Investigation Finds

A electron microscope image shows rabies virions, dark and bullet-shaped, within an infected tissue sample. F. A. Murphy/CDC via AP

A Michigan resident has died from rabies after catching the deadly disease from an organ transplant, local health officials recently reported.

The transplant was performed in Ohio in December, and the patient died in January, according to Lynn Sutfin, spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.