A Michigan resident has died of rabies after receiving a transplanted organ in Ohio, the Toledo-Lucas County (Ohio) Health Department reported Wednesday. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services confirmed the report, saying the patient died in January and the transplant happened in December.

Every year, around 60,000 Americans receive post-exposure care, and fewer than 10 rabies deaths are reported, according to the CDC.

A Michigan resident contracted rabies through an organ transplant and died, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHSS) confirmed. Rabies is a fatal viral disease and is usually spread to people and pets through the bites and scratches of an infected animal,