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While there are few rabies deaths in the U.S. – about one to a few per year – there are 60,000 Americans who’ve gotten a rabies vaccine after contact with an animal they suspected was rabid. The dangers of not vaccinating for the disease apparently do not resonate with some pet homeowners. Hesitancy around vaccines has spilled over to pet house owners in latest years, sparking concern about the resurgence of rabies, a virus that is nearly at all times deadly. An international consortium of scientists is utilizing an unprecedentedly large database of canine DNA to take an unbiased look…