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Claudi
I am Claudi Norbert. I am 6 years old and I live in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
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In 2014 I became very sick so my Grandmother took me to clinic.
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The doctor examined me and he suspected tuberculosis.
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At the clinic we met also Lulu. She gives people advice about TB.
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Lulu is a volunteer from APOPO’s partner MKUTA. She had TB herself once.
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She bravely helped me give my sputum sample where I had to cough a lot.
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The clinic tried to detect what was wrong with me, but they couldn’t find anything.
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I went home to my family...
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and to help my grandfather with his pigeons.
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But after a while I felt worse. Then my little sister also got sick.
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I was afraid my friends at school would get sick too.
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“Claudi coughed a lot and became too weak to come to school” - Suzanna John
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Then one day, the clinic called me in and told me I had tuberculosis.
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My sputum sample had also been sent to APOPO
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Pic Ville Palonen
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Where it was tested by rats who examine 10 people’s samples and sniff for TB
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Pic Jeroen Van Loon
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When they smell TB, they stop and hold their noses over it for 2-3 seconds
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Pic James Oatway
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The APOPO lab thoroughly re-tests the sample, and tell the clinic if TB is confirmed
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Pic Jeroen Van Loon
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APOPO found my TB and the local clinic found my sister’s - she was lucky
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Lulu then came to my house with our treatment and explained how to take it
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I felt much better straight away and started going to school again
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Lulu even came to teach everyone about the dangers of TB
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And I was proud because I too could explain it to my friends
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I worked hard and was glad I couldn’t make anyone sick anymore
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Now I am much better and I can play football again with my brother
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Thank you APOPO and the HeroRATs
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