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In a novel approach in the fight against tuberculosis, pouched rats - already used to sniff out landmines - are now being trained to detect TB in crowded prisons in Tanzania and Mozambique.

Charlie Richter, the US director of APOPO - the non-governmental organisation behind the project - explained how the rats are trained for this.

(Pic: A baby giant African pouched rat is handled by its trainer after completing an exercise at the grounds of a Belgian non-governmental organisation APOPO in Morogoro, Tanzania. Credit: Getty Images)