Swabs from a goat, bird and papaya tested positive at a state-run lab
Tanzanian President John Magufuli. Picture: REUTERS/SADI SAID
Magufuli said government agents secretly sent swabs from a live goat, a bird and a papaya fruit to the state-run National Reference and Public Health Laboratory and labelled them as human. The results came out positive for the virus. Samples from a lamb tested negative, he said. Tanzania has been ruled by versions of the same party since its 1964 unification. Magufuli came to power in 2015 amid a wave of discontent over rampant corruption under his predecessor. The 60-year-old quickly gained popularity with an efficiency drive that weeded out graft among government officials and appears set to win a new term in October elections.
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