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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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Positive marking by a U.A.E. dog during the trial.

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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.

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