Name: Bart Weetjens: Bagaimana saya mengajari tikus mengendus ranjau darat
Uploaded: 2010-12-02T15:25:00Z
Duration: 11 min 54 s
Description: Di TEDxRotterdam, Bart Weetjens berbicara tentang proyeknya yang luar biasa: melatih tikus mengendus ranjau darat. Dia menunjukkan klip "pahlawan tikus" yang sedang beraksi, dan menjelaskan sedikit tentang pekerjaan berikutnya: mengajari mereka mendeteksi TBC di laboratorium.

*Pioneers in Medicine and Their Impact on Tuberculosis*

African pouched rats for the detection of pulmonary tuberculosis in sputum samples

Bart Weetjens: Bart Weetjens: Bagaimana saya mengajari tikus mengendus ranjau darat

Bart Weetjens: Bagaimana saya mengajari tikus mengendus ranjau darat

Di TEDxRotterdam, Bart Weetjens berbicara tentang proyeknya yang luar biasa: melatih tikus mengendus ranjau darat. Dia menunjukkan klip "pahlawan tikus" yang sedang beraksi, dan menjelaskan sedikit tentang pekerjaan berikutnya: mengajari mereka mendeteksi TBC di laboratorium.

Training rats to sniff out landmines and diagnose tuberculosis is transforming humanitarian work in some of the world’s most vulnerable communities. These highly sociable animals can detect explosives or disease faster and at a fraction of the cost of traditional methods. In Mozambique, teams using rats have cut the cost of demining by up to 60 percent, while in Tanzania, rat-assisted tuberculosis screening increased case detection rates by over 30 percent. This approach challenges perceptions about pests and demonstrates how local resources can solve big problems.