E-alert 18 February: Cases of rabies in Germany following organ transplantation
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Rabies Virus Transmission in Solid Organ Transplantation, China, 2015–2016
We report rabies virus transmission among solid organ transplantation recipients in Changsha, China, in 2016. Two recipients were confirmed to have rabies and died. Our findings suggest that more attention should be paid to the possibility of rabies virus transmission through organ transplantation for clinical and public health reasons.
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عنوان ژورنال: Weekly releases (1997–2007)
سال: 2005
ISSN: 9999-1233
DOI: 10.2807/esw.10.08.02917-en