Photo / Getty, FileDoctors in the US say a Michigan woman died two months after receiving Covid-infected lungs during a double-lung transplant. One of the surgeons who handled the donor's lungs also fell ill and tested positive for Covid-19 but later recovered. However, the unexpected death has since prompted calls for more thorough testing of lung transplant donors. While the Michigan case marks the first confirmed incident in the US of transmission through a transplant, others have been suspected. Overall, viral transmissions from organ donors to recipients remain rare, occurring in fewer than 1 per cent of transplant recipients, research shows.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 21, 2021 18:33 UTC