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 f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chen, Shuilian, Zhang, Heng, Luo, Meiling, Chen, Jingfang, Yao, Dong, Chen, Faming, Liu, Ruchun, Chen, Tianmu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5572883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28820377
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2309.161704
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Sumario: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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