Maryland Woman Dies From West Nile After Kidney Transplant
October 3, 2002
Concern over the West Nile Virus' link to organ transplants and blood donations intensified this week when a Maryland woman died of the illness less than one month after receiving a kidney transplant. Although initial tests on the organ donor for the virus were negative, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Red Cross are investigating the possibility the disease was transmitted through blood transfusions during the woman's operation.
The 55-year-old decedent, who has not been named, died Tuesday at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. The transplant took place on September 6. According to the CDC, 125 people have died from West Nile this year.
-- Article Courtesy of InjuryBoard.com
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