Health by Charles Miranda 26th May 2021 6:47 AM Sniffer dogs could be deployed to airports as a quicker and more non-invasive way to detect Covid-19 carriers travelling between borders with first trial results proving a success. Global trials including the involvement of the University of Adelaide and Australian Border Force's National Detector Dog Program Facility in Victoria, have found dogs were able to detect Covid-19 even when patients were asymptomatic or in incubation period. Adelaide University Project Lead Investigator Dr Anne-Lise Chaber with Australian Border Force Detector Dog Handler Lisa Saunders and dogs Quake and Xena. Picture Simon Cross The reliability of the dog's nose matched current technology in identifying infected people and could see them deployed not just at airports but also to screen staff in hospitals or travellers in hotel quarantine.