Trained sniffer dogs can detect coronavirus in human swab samples with 94 per cent success rate, researchers have demonstrated. Researchers from Germany trained army sniffer dogs to distinguish between samples of fluids from patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 and healthy donors. COVID-19 sniffer dogs could be used in airports, event and sporting venues and at border crossings as a supplement to lab testing to control the virus' spread. Scroll down for videoTrained sniffer dogs, pictured, can detect coronavirus in human swab samples with 94 per cent success rate, researchers have demonstrated'I was initially amazed, but then also fascinated by the idea of using sniffer dogs to detect SARS-CoV-2,' said paper author and virologist Albert Osterhaus of the University of Veterinary Medicine Hanover. 'Nevertheless, we were amazed at how quickly our dogs could be trained to recognise samples from SARS-CoV-2 infected people.'

Source: Daily Mail July 28, 2020 16:16 UTC