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Trained Dogs Can Identify COVID-19 Infections, Study Says – Medscape
Eight dogs, which are part of the German Armed Forces, were trained for a week to detect the virus in samples of saliva.
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After some training, dogs may be able to sniff out and identify people who are infected with the coronavirus, according to a new study published in the journal BMC Infectious Diseases.
Eight dogs, which are part of the German Armed Forces, were trained for a week to detect the virus in samples of saliva. Then they were given more than 1,000 infected and non-infected samples and were able to det…
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