This is the result of a study led by the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (TiHo), which was presented in “BMJ Global Health”. The animals are even able to identify infections before the PCR test is positive, said study leader Holger Volk. “In this case, the dog is an early warning system.”
Although most government corona restrictions have now been lifted, the sniffer dogs could still be useful, the professor of veterinary medicine believes. “Big companies like Continental or Volkswagen would have a relatively inexpensive screening tool with them to increase the safety of their employees.” The use of corona detection dogs in nursing homes is currently being tested in a project by the Mainz University Medical Center.
Source: Nachrichten
