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Explained: Role of dogs in detecting coronavirus– useful, yet miles to go – The Indian Express

A series of studies has shown how effectively dogs can detect coronavirus in sweat or urine samples of infected individuals. But can they replace conventional RT-PCR…

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In the last one month, two groups of researchers have reported separate findings on sniffer dogs detecting coronavirus infection in humans with remarkable accuracy. The role of detection dogs has been the subject of a number of studies and experiments during the pandemic and even before, with dogs trained to detect various other diseases, as well as drugs and explosives.
So, are dogs the future in coronavirus testing? The evidence so far indicates they can be useful in identifying potentially infected…

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