From pests to tests: training rats to diagnose tuberculosis.

Competing Interests: Conflict of interest: L. Fiebig reports grants from the Carraresi Foundation, UBS Optimus Foundation (UBS OF), UKAID through the Human Development Innovation Fund in Tanzania (HDIF), Government of Flanders (GoF), Skoll Foundation (Skoll) and Elton John Aids Foundation (EJAF) during the conduct of the study; and is an employee of APOPO TB detection, the developer of the described test technology. Conflict of interest: N. Beyene reports grants from Skoll, EJAF, the Carraresi Foundation, UKAID/HDIF and UBS OF during the conduct of the study; and is affiliated to APOPO TB detection; APOPO is the developer of TB detection rat technology. Conflict of interest: R. Burny reports grants from GoF and the Carraresi Foundation during the conduct of the study; and is managing the TB operations of APOPO in Mozambique, which include rat detection technology. Conflict of interest: C.D. Fast reports grants from the Carraresi Foundation, UBS OF, UKAID/HDIF, EJAF, Skoll, GoF, and the Philanthropic Foundation of the Firmenich Family during the conduct of the study; and is an employee of APOPO, the organisation that develops the TB detection rat technology. Conflict of interest: C. Cox reports reports grants from the Carraresi Foundation, UBS OF, UKAID/HDIF, EJAF, Skoll, GoF, and the Philanthropic Foundation of the Firmenich Family during the conduct of the study; and is co-founder and employee of APOPO, the developer of the TB detection rats. Conflict of interest: G.F. Mgode reports grants from UKAID/HDIF, UBS OF, and the Carraresi Foundation during the conduct of the study, and is affiliated to APOPO, the developer of the TB detection rat technology.