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In laboratories in Tanzania and Nairobi, rats have been trained to sniff out tuberculosis. Already known for finding land mines, the rodents could now transform the way the disease is detected.

Magawa was trained by Tanzania-based charity Apopo, “which has been raising the animals - known as Hero Rats - to detect landmines and tuberculosis since the 1990s”, the BBC reports.

The animals are certified after a year of training. Last week, Apopo said a new batch of young rats had been assessed by the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) and passed "with flying colours".

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