Dogs might be able to detect coronavirus in humans: Researchers

As coronavirus outbreak continues to sweep across globe with vaccine, researchers are w looking if ‘man’s best friend’, a dog can contribute to detecting COVID-19 in an individual. Medical Detection Dogs has collaborated with London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and Durham University, to mobilise a team that can prove that dogs can be trained to detect disease. According to official website, dogs who will be searching for coronavirus will be trained in same way as those dogs organisation has alrey trained to detect or diseases including cancer, Parkinson’s and or bacterial infections. CEO and Co-Founder of Medical Detection Dogs, Dr Claire Guest has said that in principle, animals can be used to check COVID-19. Once se dogs are trained, y could also be used to identify travellers that enter a country after contracting virus or can be deployed in or public s. 

Guest said, “In principle, we’re sure that dogs could detect COVID-19.  We are w looking into how we can safely catch odour of virus from patients and present it to dogs.”

She ded, “ aim is that dogs will be able to screen anyone, including those who are asymptomatic and tell us wher y need to be tested.  This would be fast, effective and n-invasive and make sure limited NHS testing resources are only used where y are really needed.” 

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Respiratory diseases change body odour

Professor James Logan, He of Department of Disease Control at London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and Director of ARCTEC has said that respiratory diseases like ones caused by coronavirus infections, tend to change body odour of carrier. refore, “re is a very high chance” that dogs will be able to detect that. This would also make up for a revolutionary diagstic tool in world’s fight against COVID-19 outbreak. previous work by researchers has even revealed that dogs, when trained, are quick to detect human odours with malarial infections with high accuracy.

According to official website, Logan said, "We kw that or respiratory diseases like COVID-19, change our body odour so re is a very high chance that dogs will be able to detect it. This new diagstic tool could revolutionise our response to COVID-19 in short term, but particularly in months to come, and could be profoundly impactful.” 

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