investigation and she was able to determine what spirit was visiting. Dogs are trained to sniff out explosives, drugs, and other things. Now, scientists are using dogs to detect the COVID19 virus.
(Photo: Tyler standing in for COVID19 sniff detecting dogs, because a photo wasn't available)
Here's a short version of the latest research and a link to the full article is at the bottom of the blog.
Canines seem to detect coronavirus infections with remarkable accuracy
But researchers say large-scale studies are needed before the approach is scaled up.
Around the world, canines are being trained to detect the whiff of COVID-19 infections. Dog trainers are claiming extraordinary results — in some cases, they say that dogs can detect the virus with almost perfect accuracy. Scientists involved with the efforts suggest that canines could help to control the pandemic because they can screen hundreds of people an hour in busy places such as airports or sports stadiums, and are cheaper to run than conventional testing methods such as the RNA-amplification technique PCR.
But most of these findings have not yet been peer reviewed or published, making it hard for the wider scientific community to evaluate the claims.
Trials at airports in the United Arab Emirates, Finland and Lebanon are using dogs to detect COVID-19 in sweat samples from passengers; these are then checked against conventional tests. According to data presented at the K9 meeting, dogs in Finland and Lebanon have identified cases days before conventional tests picked up the virus, suggesting that they can spot infection before symptoms start. FOR THE ENTIRE ARTICLE from NATURE, visit:
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