Rabies in Southern and Eastern Africa. Workshop. (1993, Pretoria, South Africa)Verwoerd, Daniel Wynand2014-01-282014-01-2820131993Mckenzie, AA 1993, 'Biology of the black-backed jackal Canis mesomelas with reference to rabies’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 367-371.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/33137The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.Proceedings of a workshop held at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa, 3-5 May 1993The black-backed jackal is represented in rabies records from southern Africa and is suspected of playing an important role in the disease in this region. The basic biology of the species suggests that it does have certain characteristics that could make it an ideal rabies vector. However, the enigmatically low incidence of rabies in undisturbed jackal populations suggests that more subtle processes may be involved. It is suggested that jackal society is arranged in the form of cryptic packs and that disruption of the hierachy through persecution may increase agonistic encounters and thence the incidence of rabies. Suggestions are made for the incorporation of the jackal in rabies control programmes without resorting to extermination.en© ARC-Onderstepoort (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineRabies in Southern and Eastern Africa Workshop (1993, Pretoria, South Africa)Rabies in wildlifeVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle