A team of French and Emirati researchers said a well-trained sniffer team could be a “quick and non-invasive alternative” to RAT, especially at airports and sporting events.
A group of 335 people participated in the research, with about a third of participants testing positive for the deadly virus with a nasal PCR swab.
By sniffing sweat samples and using up to 300 million olfactory receptors in their noses, the dogs detected 97% of PCR positive cases and achieved “100% sensitivity” for asymptomatic cases, according to the study.
Well-trained dogs are better at sniffing out COVID-19 infections than the coronavirus test kits most Australians now rely on, according to a new study.
Dogs have outperformed rapid antigen tests (RATs) when it came to detecting the coronavirus, according to the researchers.
PCR tests, which were widely used during the first waves of the pandemic in Australia, are more sensitive and accurate than Rats
Over time, dogs can be trained to sniff out any particular scent with rewards used to reinforce results
