Dogs To Detect Covid? Study Reveals Sniffer Canines Are Better At Detection Than RT-PCR Tests
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Scent dogs may represent a cheaper, faster and more effective way to detect Covid-19, than conventional Covid-19 tests such as RT-PCR.
The review, published in Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, found that scent dogs are as effective, or even more effective, and could be a key tool in future pandemics, a new review of recent research suggests. "Although many people have heard about the exceptional abilities of dogs to help humans, their value to the medical field has been considered fascinating, but not ready for real-world medical use," said Prof. Tommy Dickey from the University of California, Santa Barbara in the US. cre Trending Stories "Having conducted this review, we believe that scent dogs deserve their place as a serious diagnostic methodology that could be particularly useful during pandemics, potentially as part of rapid health screenings in public spaces. We are confident that scent dogs will be useful in detecting a wide variety of diseas...