Compared to COVID-19 PCR testing, dogs can detect infections with high sensitivity (97%), though lower specificity (91%) – even when patients are asymptomatic
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Compared to COVID-19 PCR testing, dogs can detect infections with high sensitivity (97%), though lower specificity (91%) – even when patients are asymptomatic
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0268382
Article Title: Diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection by canine olfaction
Author Countries: France, U.A.E.
Funding: The trial was supported by a grant from the French Ministry of Health, Region Ile de France and Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris Foundation. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLoS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0268382
Article Title
Diagnostic accuracy of non-invasive detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection by canine olfaction
Article Publication Date
1-Jun-2022
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.