title: Tuberculosis detection by giant african pouched rats.
abstract: In recent years, operant discrimination training procedures have been used to teach giant African pouched rats to detect tuberculosis (TB) in human sputum samples. This article summarizes how the rats are trained and used operationally, as well as their performance in studies published to date. Available data suggest that pouched rats, which can evaluate many samples quickly, are sufficiently accurate in detecting TB to merit further investigation as a diagnostic tool.
authors.affiliation: Western Michigan University and Anti-Persoonsmijnen Ontmijnende Product Ontwikkeling.
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Poling
authors.forename: Bart
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Weetjens
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: Negussie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Beyene
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Durgin
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahoney