A morning session with the #HeroRATs at our training minefield. These are the 3 meter boxes (3x20m) where our little heroes first encounter REAL buried defused landmines.
Guided by two trainers, ...
...laying a fundamental role in countering the spread of skin infections caused by rodents and insects in #Gaza.
Our medical teams are treating thousands of the 125,085 reporte...
...ip are living through escalating fear and suffering inside overcrowded tents as rodents and insects spread through shelters and displacement camps amid deteriorating health a...
“È impossibile non accorgersi di questa nuova piaga: i topi sono ovunque, tra le strade, nei rifugi di fortuna spesso improvvisati accanto a cumuli di spazzatura impossibili da smaltire. Convivono ...
Clearing landmines is at the heart of #APOPO Mine Action. By integrating detection animals with traditional methods, we make clearance more efficient and effective.
#HeroRATs use their powerful se...
Hantavirus: ¿Existe tratamiento o vacuna? ¿Cómo minimizar el riesgo de contagio?
El hantavirus causa una enfermedad poco frecuente pero potencialmente grave, y se transmite principalmente a través del contacto con roedores y sus excrementos.
Actualmente no existe un tratamient...
Hantaviruses are zoonotic viruses that naturally infect rodents and are occasionally transmitted to humans.
Learn how to prevent it and what to do d...
Ever wondered how APOPO trains African giant pouched rats to detect landmines? This video takes you through the stages of training — from socialization and habituation, to advanced minefield detect...
At #APOPO, our trained #HeroRATs use their powerful sense of smell to detect #tuberculosis in patient samples, faster than traditional methods.
By finding cases that might otherwise be missed, the...
Regional Webinar: Prevention of the New World Screwworm in Swine Production- April 17
This making-of video takes you behind the scenes of the world’s first monument dedicated to a life-saving rat, carved by the talented artisans at Satcha Cambodian Handicraft Center. Standing 2.2 me...
At #APOPO, rats are life-savers — detecting landmines and helping make land safe again for communities. Today on International Mine Awareness Day, we celebrate our #HeroRATs and the incredible impa...
This making-of video takes you behind the scenes of the world’s first monument dedicated to a life-saving rat, carved by the talented artisans at Satcha Cambodian Handicraft Center. Standing 2.2 me...
APMEN Online Training on Vector Surveillance 2026 Day 3
Vector control is the single most effective intervention for achieving a reduction in malaria transmission in most malaria endemic countries of the world. Such vector control must be underpinned by...
APMEN Online Training on Vector Surveillance 2026 - Day 2
Vector control is the single most effective intervention for achieving a reduction in malaria transmission in most malaria endemic countries of the world. Such vector control must be underpinned by...