Mwajuma Abdalla Ngema, after receiving a negative test for tuberculosis, felt frustrated until she was later diagnosed positive. With medication, she is now recovering.
Robert Ndoto, living with HIV, also received a negative TB test initially. His later positive diagnosis allowed him to start crucial medication through a local health organization.
The giant rats, trained specifically for this purpose by the charity Apopo, reassess samples that clinics initially deemed negative. They have a 52% positivity rate on retesting.
The screening program utilizing the rats is unique to Tanzania and Ethiopia and highlights a critical advancement in identifying tuberculosis in patients at risk.
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