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Dogs Can Smell And Detect COVID-19 Infections, Study Suggests
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Initial results of a study suggested that dogs can be used to identify COVID-19 infections by means of sniffing
The trained dogs showed a sensitivity rate of up to 94% in detecting COVID-19 infections
It is still too early to conclude that this approach would work in real-world settings, an expert says
Dogs may soon play a large role in detecting COVID-19 infections, a study has suggested.
Man s best friend could also be man s sidekick in fighting the pandemic. This is according to the initial findings of research led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Durham University and the group Medical Detection Dogs. The study s Phase 1 trials aimed to find out if dogs would be able to identify COVID-19 infections through smell, CNN Health reported.
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Prince Charles and Camilla have said that sniffer dogs trained using dirty socks to detect coronavirus on people have given the world faith that “safer travel” will happen.