{"id":21976,"date":"2020-03-27T17:12:55","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T17:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=309892"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:16:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:16:49","slug":"experts-think-medical-detection-dogs-could-be-trained-to-sniff-out-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/experts-think-medical-detection-dogs-could-be-trained-to-sniff-out-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Experts Think Medical Detection Dogs Could Be Trained To Sniff Out COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dogs have already been trained to sniff out malaria, Parkinson\u2019s disease, and many types of cancers. Now experts are hoping man\u2019s best friend can also detect COVID-19.<\/span>According to the BBC<\/a>, the UK-based non-profit Medical Detection Dogs<\/a> is partnering with Durham University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) to trial this theory by running the strains of the novel coronavirus past their crop of trained detection dogs.<\/span>\"\"<\/span>Photo: Facebook\/Medical Detection Dogs<\/a><\/span>\u201cIn principle, we\u2019re sure that dogs could detect Covid-19,\u201d Dr. Claire Guest, CEO of Medical Detection Dogs, told the BBC<\/a>. The challenge is determining a way to safely capture the scent of the virus from infected patients.<\/span>
\n<\/span>But if the team can find a way to overcome these logistical hurdles, using detection dogs to sniff out the scent of COVID-19 could be a game-changer \u2013 especially as the U.S., U.K., and other countries suffer from an extreme shortage of testing kits.<\/span>\"\"<\/span>Photo: Medical Detection Dogs<\/a><\/span>\u201cThis would be fast, effective and non-invasive and make sure the limited NHS testing resources are only used where they are really needed,\u201d Dr Guest said<\/a>, referring to the UK\u2019s national healthcare system, which (again, like the U.S.) is also short on ventilators, staff, protective gear, and hospital beds.<\/span>
\n<\/span>Detection dogs have proven highly accurate in past cases, said<\/a> Prof James Logan, the head of disease control at LSHTM. Studies suggest that dogs can detect malaria infection with an accuracy that exceeds even WHO detection standards. Dogs can also be trained to tell if people are running a fever \u2013 one of COVID-19\u2019s most telling symptoms.<\/span>\"\"<\/span>Photo: Facebook\/Medical Detection Dogs<\/a><\/span>Coronavirus-sniffing dogs wouldn\u2019t just help get a handle on the current pandemic; they could help prevent future outbreaks by screening passengers at the airports, where passengers unwittingly carry diseases like COVID-19. \u201cThis would help prevent the re-emergence of the disease after we have brought the present epidemic under control,\u201d said<\/a> Steve Lindsay, a professor from Durham University\u2019s Department of Biosciences.<\/span>If these trials are a success, COVID-19 detection dogs could be ready in 6 weeks to provide \u201crapid, non-invasive diagnosis,\u201d according<\/a> to Medical Detection Dogs. Wash your hands and cross your fingers! Dogs really are our best friends.<\/span>
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Dogs have already been trained to sniff out malaria, Parkinson\u2019s disease, and many types of cancers. Now experts are hoping man\u2019s best friend can also detect COVID-19.According to the BBC, the UK-based non-profit Medical Detection Dogs is partnering with Durham University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) to trial this theory […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5137],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21976","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21976"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21976\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45671,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21976\/revisions\/45671"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}