The detection dogs test is more sensitive than real-time PCR in screening for SARS-CoV-2
Hag-Ali and colleagues highlight the potential for using trained dogs for detecting COVID-19 positive patients. The dogs, originally trained for explosives detection, were able to detect COVID-19 positive sweat samples with a sensitivity rivaling the gold-standard RT-PCR test currently used.
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Main Authors: | Mohammed Hag-Ali, Abdul Salam AlShamsi, Linda Boeijen, Yasser Mahmmod, Rashid Manzoor, Harry Rutten, Marshal M. Mweu, Mohamed El-Tholoth, Abdullatif Alteraifi AlShamsi |
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Nature Portfolio
2021
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/971630c48d064f4fb4bc6ac6380c741c |
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