A Pig Virus May Have Killed First Recipient of Transplanted Pig Heart

Evidence of a virus that infects pigs was found in the body of David Bennet Sr., the recipient of a genetically modified pig heart in an experimental transplant surgery. Bennet died in March at 57 years old, two months after undergoing the last-resort operation, which was the first of its kind ever performed.

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source https://gizmodo.com/a-pig-virus-may-have-killed-historic-heart-transplant-p-1848890458

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