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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MGODE G., WEETJENS B., NAWRATH T., LAZAR D., COX C., JUNITANA M., MAHONEY A., KUIPERS D., MACHANG'U RS., WEINER J., SCHULZ S. AND KAUFMAN S. (2012). MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS VOLATILES FOR DIAGNOSIS OF TUBERCULOSIS BY CRICETOMYS RATS. TUBERCULOSIS, 92 (6), 535–542
November 1, 2012
MAHONEY A., DURGIN A., POLING A., WEETJENS B., COX C., TEWELDE T., AND GILBERT T. (2012). MINE DETECTION RATS: EFFECTS OF REPEATED EXTINCTION ON DETECTION ACCURACY. THE JOURNAL OF ERW AND MINE ACTION. 16(3), 22.
August 1, 2012
MAHONEY A., WEETJENS B., COX C., ET AL. (2012). POUCHED RATS’ DETECTION OF TUBERCULOSIS IN HUMAN SPUTUM: COMPARISON TO CULTURING AND POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION. TUBERCULOSIS RESEARCH AND TREATMENT, VOL. 2012, 716989
May 16, 2012
DURGIN A., NOLEN-WALSTON R., BEYENE N., MAHONEY A., COX C., WEETJENS B. AND POLING A. (2012). OLFACTORY DETECTION OF SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR NEWPORT IN HORSE FECAL SAMPLES USING GIANT AFRICAN POUCHED RATS: A PROOF-OF-PRINCIPLE STUDY. JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE. 26. 741-742.
May 1, 2012
BEYENE N., MAHONEY A., COX C., WEETJENS B., MAKINGI G., MGODE G. ET AL. (2012). APOPO'S TUBERCULOSIS RESEARCH AGENDA: ACHIEVEMENTS, CHALLENGES AND PROSPECTS. TANZANIA JOURNAL OF HEALTH RESEARCH. 14.2
April 1, 2012
MGODE G., WEETJENS B., COX C., JUBITANA M., MACHANG’U R, ET AL. (2012). ABILITY OF CRICETOMYS RATS TO DETECT MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS AND DISCRIMINATE IT FROM OTHER MICROORGANISMS. TUBERCULOSIS JOURNAL (EDINB). 2012 MAR;92(2):182-6.
March 1, 2012
NAWRATH T, MGODE GF, WEETJENS B, KAUFMANN SH, SCHULZ S. (2012). THE VOLATILES OF PATHOGENIC AND NONPATHOGENIC MYCOBACTERIA AND RELATED BACTERIA. THE BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY. 2012, 8: 290-299.
February 22, 2012
MGODE, G., ET AL. 2011. DIAGNOSIS OF TUBERCULOSIS BY AFRICAN GIANT POUCHED RATS AND CONFOUNDING IMPACT OF PATHOGENS AND MICROFLORA OF THE RESPIRATORY TRACT. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY: 01199-11.
November 30, 2011
POLING, A., ET AL. 2011. REMOTE EXPLOSIVE SCENT TRACING REST. GENEVA: GENEVA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR HUMANITARIAN DEMINING (GICHD)
November 1, 2011