U.S. had 5 rabies deaths last year, highest total in a decade
By MIKE STOBBE, Associated PressTroy Warren for CNT #HealthCDC said 3 of the deaths, all from contact with bats, could have been preventedNEW YORK — Five Americans died of rabies last year — the largest number in a decade — and health officials said Thursday that some of the people didn’t realize they had been infected or refused life-saving shots.The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on three of the deaths, all stemming from contact with bats. CDC officials said the deaths were tragic and could have been prevented.One, an 80-year-old Illinois man, refused to take…