Scientific Publications
APOPO’s innovative detection rats technology is based on empirical and published scientific research. We operate under rigorous standards and regularly publish results in peer-reviewed journals.
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SZOTT ID, WEBB EK, MSHANA S, MSHIGENI A, MAGESA WS,ET AL. (2024) RATTING ON WILDLIFE CRIME: TRAINING AFRICAN GIANT POUCHED RATS TO DETECT ILLEGALLY TRAFFICKED WILDLIFE. FRONT. CONSERV. SCI. 5:1444126.
October 30, 2024
AGIZEW, T.B., SOKA, J., FAST, C.D. ET AL. INCREASED TUBERCULOSIS CASE DETECTION IN TANZANIAN CHILDREN AND ADULTS USING AFRICAN GIANT POUCHED RATS. BMC INFECTIOUS DISEASES 24, 401 (2024).
April 15, 2024
MWAMPASHI, R., CUTRIGHT, E., FAST, C.D. ET AL. SCENT DETECTION OF BRUCELLA ABORTUS BY AFRICAN GIANT POUCHED RATS (CRICETOMYS ANSORGEI). BMC VET RES 19, 226 (2023).
October 30, 2023
BRAM VANDEN BROECKE, LAURA ABRAHAM, E. KATE WEBB, MIRIAM SCHNEIDER, CYNTHIA D. FAST, CAN ANIMAL PERSONALITIES SAVE HUMAN LIVES? EVIDENCE FOR REPEATABLE DIFFERENCES IN ACTIVITY AND ANXIETY IN AFRICAN GIANT POUCHED RATS (CRICETOMYS ANSORGEI), APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE, VOLUME 259, 2023, 105848, ISSN 0168-1591
February 6, 2023
SCHOON A., HEIMAN M., BACH H., BERNTSEN T., FAST C. (2022). VALIDATION OF TECHNICAL SURVEY DOGS IN CAMBODIAN MINE FIELDS - APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE. 2022.105638.
May 11, 2022
FIEBIG L., BEYENE N., BURNY R., FAST C., COX C., MGODE G. (2020). FROM PESTS TO TESTS: TRAINING RATS TO DIAGNOSE TUBERCULOSIS - EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. DOI:10.1183/13993003.02243-2019
March 20, 2020
NEGUSSIE B., ALEMU S., BEN T., KIDIST B. (2021). THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL ACTIVITIES IN ADDIS ABABA - PAN AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2021;38:243.
March 20, 2020
WEBB E. CANEVA SACCARDO C., POLING A., COX C., FAST C. (2020). RAPIDLY TRAINING AFRICAN GIANT POUCHED RATS (CRICETOMYS ANSORGEI) WITH MULTIPLE TARGETS FOR SCENT DETECTION - ELSEVIER. DOI:10.1016/J.BEPROC.2020.104085
February 13, 2020
ELLIS, H.; WATKINS, E.; COX, C.; SARGISSON, R.; EDWARDS, T. (2019). TRIALING A SEMI-AUTOMATED LINE CAGE FOR SCENT DETECTION BY AFRICAN POUCHED RATS - BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. DOI:10.1037/BAR0000095
May 8, 2019
