CDC's Notes from the Field: Three Human Rabies Deaths Attributed to Bat Exposures — United States, August 2021.

" One patient submitted the bat responsible for exposure for testing but refused PEP, despite the bat testing positive for rabies virus, due to a long-standing fear of vaccines. The other two patients did not realize the risk for rabies from their exposures, either because they did not notice a bite or scratch or did not recognize bats as a potential source of rabies. "