Emerging Infectious Diseases (Mar 2025)

Donor-Derived Ehrlichiosis Caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis from Living Donor Kidney Transplant

  • Michael J. Scolarici,
  • Daniel Kuehler,
  • Rebecca Osborn,
  • Annie Doyle,
  • Elizabeth K. Schiffman,
  • Alex Garvin,
  • Julian A. Villalba,
  • Carmen J. Ramos,
  • Christopher D. Paddock,
  • Pallavi D. Annambhotla,
  • Marissa Taylor,
  • Johanna S. Salzer,
  • Christopher Saddler,
  • Carrie Thiessen,
  • Raja Kandaswamy,
  • Jon Odorico

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3103.241723
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31, no. 3
pp. 587 – 590

Abstract

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Tickborne infections are challenging to diagnose, particularly among solid organ transplant recipients. We report a US case of donor-derived ehrlichiosis from a living kidney donation that highlights how screening for living donors may miss tickborne infections. Clinicians should consider the epidemiology of the donor when screening donations and evaluating recipients for donor-derived infection.

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