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Bat-eared fox behavioural ecology and the incidence of rabies in the Serengeti National Park
This paper provides a brief introduction into some aspects of bat-eared fox biology and social organization
that is important to understanding rabies transmission and disease management in susceptible
wildlife species (Macdonald 1980; 1993). A detailed description of the effects of two rabies outbreaks on
a population of known individuals in the Serengeti National Park is given. Inter- and intrasexual differences
in adult mortality rates are reported and discussed.The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi.
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Zoology. Durham Fund, Kings College, Cambridge.mn201
Bait formulation and distribution for oral rabies vaccination of domestic dogs : an overview
Current efforts to develop oral rabies vaccine baits for domestic dogs are reviewed and new materials
(bait matrices, additives, vaccine containers, vaccine modification) for improving bait acceptance and
vaccine delivery are suggested. Methods that have been used to evaluate the food or bait preferences
of confined and free-ranging animals are summarized, as are the guidelines for bait distribution compiled
by the World Health Organization.The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi.
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Monoclonal antibody studies on rabies-related viruses
Rabies and rabies-related viruses are divided into four serotypes, although it has been suggested that
the inclusion of European bat lyssaviruses results in six genotypes. Sixty-four rabies-related viruses
were tested against a panel of 36 anti-nucleocapsid monoclonal antibodies prepared from the immunization
of Balb/Ê— mice with five prototypic rabies-related viruses. Reaction patterns obtained confirmed
the original distinction between serotype 1-4 viruses and revealed multiple variants of Lagos bat
and Mokola viruses. In addition, two biotypes of European bat lyssavirus were identified and a clear
distinction was shown between these biotypes and Duvenhage virus of Africa. The origins and importance
of the rabies-related viruses are discussed.The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi.
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Canine rabies
Dog rabies is still epizootic in most countries of Africa, Asia and South America and in these countries
dogs are responsible for most human deaths from the disease. The incubation period in dogs may vary
from one week to several months and may be influenced by the site of infection and the virus dose and
strain. Diagnosis by clinical signs alone is inadequate since many rabid dogs develop dumb rabies which
can easily be overlooked and others die without showing signs of rabies. Rabies virus may be excreted
in the saliva before clinical signs appear and may lead to infection of an unsuspecting and untreated bite
victim. Dogs may recover from clinical rabies and may then intermittently excrete virus in the saliva. Prevention
of human rabies depends on the control of canine rabies which can only be achieved by mass-immunization
and control of stray dog populations.The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi.
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The bat-eared fox : a prime candidate for rabies vector?
Bat-eared foxes, Otocyon megalotis , are small (3-5 kg) , primarily insectivorous carnivores widespread in the more arid areas of southern and East Africa. For many months of the year they live in nuclear family groups, members of which frequently indulge in affiliative behaviour such as play, allogrooming, and huddling. Physical contact between individuals in any particular group is thus common. In addition, groups are non-territorial and intermingle freely at times when exploiting food-rich patches of clumped prey, e.g. individuals foraging for harvester termites, Hodotermes mossambicus.The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi.
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Rabies and wildlife : a conservation problem?
Understanding the behavioural ecology of wild mammals in rabies epizootics is a prerequisite to scientifically
sound management of the disease. The principal vectors of wildlife rabies in a region tend to be
abundant representatives of the Carnivora. Although the population dynamics of these species may
be radically affected by rabies, and by attempts to control it, they are generally not threatened with widespread
extinction as a result. However, the cases of the Blanford's fox, Vulpes cana, the Ethiopian wolf,
Canis simensis, and the African wild dog, Lycaon pictus, illustrate how rabies and its control can pose
grave conservation problems for rare carnivores. Disease monitoring is therefore an important element
of recovery plans for rare species which are potential victims of rabies and other epizootic pathogens,
and the benefits and disbenefits of prophylactic vaccination merit serious evaluationThe articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi.
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Biology of the black-backed jackal Canis mesomelas with reference to rabies
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 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.The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi.
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Social systems and behaviour of the African wild dog Lycaon pictus and the spotted hyaena Crocuta crocuta with special reference to rabies
Differences in the social systems and behaviour of two potentially important hosts of rabies, the African
wild dog and the spotted hyaena, may lead to differences in the epizootiology of the disease in the two
species. Wild dogs are highly social animals in which pack members are in constant physical contact
with each other, but in which inter-pack interactions are rare. Spotted hyaenas are more flexible in their
social systems and behaviour. Clan members interact less frequently than do wild dogs, but inter-clan
contact rates may be high in high density populations. Rabies transmission within wild dog packs should
be rapid, but rare between packs. In spotted hyaenas rabies transmission between clan members may
partially depend on the social status of the animals involved and between packs on the density of hyaenas
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