Wild and Domestic Animal Exposure among Deceased Persons Referred for Organ Procurement, United States
Rabies is transmissible through transplantation. Wild mammal bites or scratches carry a high risk for rabies, but their frequency among organ donors is unknown. During 2024, an estimated 12 (95% CI 7-20; 0.07%) of 16,989 deceased US donors had high-risk exposures. Identifying such exposures can mitigate rabies transmission to transplant recipients.
Authors
- Sarah Bonaparte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2809-1720)
- Lauri A. Hicks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2383-9357)
- Sridhar V. Basavaraju (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8376-0499)
- Brianna Doby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9863-3276)
- Ian Kracalik (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3233-9466)
- Pallavi Annambhotla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5564-8785)
- David W. McCormick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7207-0556)
- Sarah B. Laskey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7894-3724)
- Ryan M. Wallace (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0057-574X)
- Raymond Lynch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6617-8133)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3112.251486
- Primary Topic
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00