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Well, that's just what I read...

I'm no longer sure it is accurate. Looking at their website APOPO now actually use dogs as well. They say that rats and dogs are complementary, but they give an advantage of the dogs but not of the rats

Also, I ran across this article criticising the rats effectiveness: https://nolandmines.com/APOPO%20rats.html . I have no way to assess it's accuracy.



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