23/09/2021
THE DOGS SNIFFING OUT COVID-19
We know dogs are amazing and have an incredible sense of smell. Well now the UAE have been using dogs to sniff out COVID-19 infections.
The doggie cohort includes a special unit of 38 sniffer dogs made up of German Shepherds, Labradors, Cocker Spaniels and Border Collies. Using human sweat samples they have been able to detect COVID-19 with a whopping 92% accuracy! (of the 3920 samples)
Airports in the UAE were the first to trial canine COVID-19 detection in 2020, and whilst they are no longer used here these Wünderdogs are ready to be deployed wherever they are needed next.
Link to the fur story in bio.