McKenzie A A
Department of Zoology, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
Onderstepoort J Vet Res. 1993 Dec;60(4):367-71.
The 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 engimatically 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.
黑背胡狼在南部非洲的狂犬病记录中有记载，并且被怀疑在该地区的这种疾病中发挥着重要作用。该物种的基本生物学特征表明，它确实具有某些特性，可能使其成为理想的狂犬病传播媒介。然而，在未受干扰的胡狼种群中，狂犬病发病率出奇地低，这表明可能涉及更微妙的过程。有人提出，胡狼社会以隐秘群体的形式存在，通过迫害破坏等级制度可能会增加争斗遭遇，从而导致狂犬病发病率上升。文中还提出了在狂犬病控制计划中纳入胡狼而不采取灭绝措施的建议。
