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.
Keywords: Ehrlichia chaffeensis; Minnesota; United States; Wisconsin; bacteria; donor-derived infection; living donor; solid organ transplant; vector-borne infections.