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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EDWARDS TL., ELLIS H., WATKINS EE., MULDER C., MGODE G., COX C., POLING A. (2017). TUBERCULOSIS DETECTION BY POUCHED RATS: OPPORTUNITIES FOR REINFORCEMENT UNDER LOW-PREVALENCE CONDITIONS - BEHAVIOURAL PROCESSES. - DOI: 10.1016/J.BEPROC.2017.05.015
May 26, 2017
ELLIS H., MULDER C., VALVERDE E., POLING A., EDWARDS T. (2017). REPRODUCIBILITY OF AFRICAN GIANT POUCHED RATS DETECTING MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS - BIOMED CENTRAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 17:298
April 1, 2017
MULDER C., MGODE G., REID SE. (2017) TUBERCULOSIS DIAGNOSTIC TECHNOLOGY: AN AFRICAN SOLUTION … THINK RATS. AFRICAN JOURNAL OF LABORATORY MEDICINE 2017;6(2), A420.
March 1, 2017
BOLD M. ET AL (2016). MINE DETECTION RATS - APOPO - EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS STUDY USING MDR CAPABILITY. GENEVA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR HUMANITARIAN DEMINING (GICHD).
August 1, 2016
EDWARDS T., LA LONDE K., COX C., WEETJENS B. & POLING A. (2015). EFFECTS OF SCHEDULES OF REINFORCEMENT ON POUCHED RATS’ PERFORMANCE IN URBAN SEARCH-AND-RESCUE TRAINING. JOURNAL OF APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS 2016, 49, 199–204
November 16, 2015
EDWARDS T., VALVERDE E., MULDER C., COX C., POLING A. (2016). POUCHED RATS AS DETECTORS OF TUBERCULOSIS: COMPARISON TO CONCENTRATED SMEAR MICROSCOPY. EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL 00264-2016;
October 7, 2015
REITHER K, JUGHELI L, GLASS TR, SASAMALO M, MHIMBIRA FA, WEETJENS BJ, ET AL. (2015) EVALUATION OF GIANT AFRICAN POUCHED RATS FOR DETECTION OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN PATIENTS FROM A HIGH-ENDEMIC SETTING. PLOS ONE 10(10): E0135877.
October 7, 2015
August 31, 2015
POLING A., MAHONEY A., BEYENE N., MGODE G., WEETJENS B., COX C. AND DURGIN A. (2015) USING GIANT AFRICAN POUCHED RATS TO DETECT HUMAN TUBERCULOSIS: A REVIEW. THE PAN AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL. 2015;21:333.
August 31, 2015