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At University of Pennsylvania, dogs are training to sniff out COVID-19 in asymptomatic carriers
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7 SOUTH CAMP, Sinai, Egypt – When Larry, a veteran military working dog began showing signs of severe illness, his handler Spc. Jordan Kawakami, of 89th Military Police Brigade of Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri who is currently assigned to Task Force Sinai at North Camp, Sinai, Egypt knew something wasn’t right. After an initial evaluation with medical professionals at North Camp, Larry was quickly flown to South Camp, the headquarters of Task Force Sinai, to receive a higher level of care at the veterinarian clinic from Task Force Sinai veterinarian, Maj Melissa North. “(At North Camp), they did blood work and radiographs and there was nothing that indicated a serious problem. It was not until the next morning when we repeated radiographs and ultrasound that it was noticed the spleen had enlarged to the point where we knew he had to have surgery,” North said. “(Also), Larry’s tachycardia was up to three times what is considered a normal heart rate.�
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Many long for a return to a post-pandemic ânormal,â which, for some, may entail concerts, travel, and large gatherings. But how to keep safe amid these potential public health risks?
One possibility, according to a new study, is dogs. A proof-of-concept investigation published today in the journal PLOS ONE suggests that specially trained detection dogs can sniff out COVID-19-positive samples with 96% accuracy.
âThis is not a simple thing weâre asking the dogs to do,â says Cynthia Otto, senior author on the work and director of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Working Dog Center. âDogs have to be specific about detecting the odor of the infection, but they also have to generalize across the background odors of different people: men and women, adults and children, people of different ethnicities and geographies.â
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The FINANCIAL Many long for a return to a post-pandemic “normal,” which, for some, may entail concerts, travel, and large gatherings. But how to keep safe amid these potential public health risks?
According to University of Pennsylvania, one possibility, according to a new study, is dogs. A proof-of-concept investigation published today in the journal PLOS ONE suggests that specially trained detection dogs can sniff out COVID-19-positive samples with 96% accuracy.
“This is not a simple thing we’re asking the dogs to do,” says Cynthia Otto, senior author on the work and director of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Working Dog Center. “Dogs have to be specific about detecting the odor of the infection, but they also have to generalize across the background odors of different people: men and women, adults and children, people of different ethnicities and geographies.”
Researchers find with impressive accuracy, dogs can sniff out coronavirus
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