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Kidney Transplant Left This Patient With a Deadly Tick Infection

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27.02.2025
A 24-year-old man from Wisconsin who underwent a kidney transplant received not only a new kidney but also Ehrlichia chaffeensis, a bacteria spread by ticks. The infected kidney came from a 33-year-old male donor from Minnesota, and both men developed illnesses soon after the operations. According to a report published by the CDC, the 33-year-old […] The post Kidney Transplant Left This Patient With a Deadly Tick Infection appeared first on VICE.

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