Active tuberculosis detection by pouched rats in 2014: more than 2,000 new patients found in two countries

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dc.creatorPoling, A.
dc.creatorBeyene, N.
dc.creatorValverde, E.
dc.creatorMulder, C.
dc.creatorCox, C.
dc.creatorMgode, G.
dc.creatorEdwards, T. L.
dc.date2020-06-19T11:13:26Z
dc.date2020-06-19T11:13:26Z
dc.date2016
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-25T08:53:36Z
dc.date.available2022-10-25T08:53:36Z
dc.descriptionJOURNAL OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS, 2016
dc.descriptionTuberculosis (TB) is a major problem in poor countries because sensitive diagnostic tools are unavail- able. In 2014, our pouched rats evaluated sputum from 21,600 Tanzanians and 9,048 Mozambicans whose sputum had previously been evaluated by microscopy, the standard diagnostic for TB. Evalua- tion by the rats revealed 1,412 new patients with active TB in Tanzania and 645 new patients in Mozambique, increases of 39% and 53%, respectively, when compared to detections by microscopy alone. These results provide further support for the applied use of scent-detecting rats.
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dc.identifierhttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3088
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/93923
dc.languageen
dc.publisher2016 Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
dc.subjectApplied behavior analysis
dc.subjectDiscrimination training
dc.subjectTuberculosis
dc.subjectPouched rats
dc.titleActive tuberculosis detection by pouched rats in 2014: more than 2,000 new patients found in two countries
dc.typeArticle

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