British charity training detection-dogs for sniffing out whether person is infected with corona.

[DetlefK]

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-52057543

The charity Medical Detection Dogs has already trained dogs to spot the scent of malaria, cancer and Parkinson's.

It plans trials on the current pandemic virus with Durham University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

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LSHTM head of disease control Prof James Logan said research showed dogs could detect the odour of malaria infection with a level of accuracy "above the World Health Organisation standards for a diagnostic".

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Dogs could be ready in six weeks to help provide a "rapid, non-invasive diagnosis", it said.

They could potentially also be trained to tell if someone had a fever.

Prof Steve Lindsay, from Durham University's Department of Biosciences, said detection dogs could be used at airports to rapidly identify people carrying the virus.

[SheltieLover]

1. Brilliant!

K&R

[crickets]

2. Smart! K&R