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TB sniffing rats in Tanzania

Andrea DijkstraJune 23, 2014

Tuberculosis is a highly infectious lung disease that kills more than 1.7 million people every year, many of them in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania, rats are being used to detect the disease - they're faster and more accurate that lab tests.

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Report: Andrea Dijkstra, Morogoro