Scent dogs may represent a cheaper, faster and more effective way to detect COVID-19, and could be a key tool in future pandemics, a new review of recent research suggests. The review, published in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, found that scent dogs are as effective, or even more effective, than conventional COVID-19 tests such as RT-PCR.

Scent dogs may represent a cheaper, faster and more effective way to detect COVID-19, and could be a key tool in future pandemics, a new review of recent research suggests. The review, published in the Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, found that scent dogs are as effective, or even more effective, than conventional COVID-19 tests such as RT-PCR.

    • RockyBockySocky@kbin.social
      1·
      1 year ago

      Less exploiting dogs for profit overall please.

      It’s not like current covid tests are super slow and inaccurate, exploiting dogs for it should not be allowed.

  • livus@kbin.social
    2·
    1 year ago

    Makes sense. I wonder if Apopo’s tuberculosis-sniffing Giant Pouched Rats would be good at it as well.