Dogs can detect Covid in under a second: faster than a PCR test

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Faster than PCR and more accurate than lateral flow tests, the latest weapons against Covid-19 have four legs and a wet nose.

A study published on Monday found that people who are infected with coronavirus give off a distinct odour, which these highly trained dogs can detect with pinpoint precision.

Tala, a golden labrador in a red work jacket, greets me with a cursory sniff, before returning to his handler. I’m relieved to have passed the test, but feel a wet train of mucus on my hand where I petted him. This mucus fulfils an important purpose: dissolving odour molecules from the air and transporting them to olfactory receptors in the top of their nose, where the magic happens. Whereas humans have about 5m of these receptors, dogs have up to 300m.

Tala is one of six dogs who took part in the Covid study, which has not yet been peer-reviewed. It found that dogs could detect Covid-19 on clothing worn by infected people with up to 94.3% sensitivity: they would correctly identify 94 out of every 100 infected people. 

Tala was the most accurate sniffer, achieving 94.5% sensitivity, and a specificity of 92% – the proportion of uninfected people that he would correctly identify.

Each dog has a different “tell”. Millie, a fox red golden retriever, sits and utters a whining sound when she detects the target sock. Other dogs stand stock-still.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/24/faster-than-pcr-test-dogs-detect-covid-coronavirus-london-bmj

[Mother of Puppies 36,615]

I have already heard of this last year. Dogs are just amazing aren't they?

[Guest]

Covid found shaking!!!!

Man's best friend and covid's worst enemy.

[julz 8,048]

Imagine such dog sniffing u.. i'd panic 

[huttont 6,007]

This is so cool! I wonder if they can detect it only after the person exhibits symptoms 

[Werk 13,166]

I know this is a silly question but when the dog sniffs, can the virus transfer into its nose?

[Ghost Face 6,236]

4 minutes ago, Werk said:

I know this is a silly question but when the dog sniffs, can the virus transfer into its nose?

Thats not a silly question. I also want to know that. Because I'd read somewhere that dogs can get infected 

[Alannah 2,988]

[andreas85 400]

Finnish scientists revealed this long time ago:

 

[PartySick 172,529]

The fact that dogs are the best just keeps getting confirmed again and again

 

[Horny Chicken 10,932]

1 minute ago, andreas85 said:

Finnish scientists revealed this long time ago:

 

I was sniffed by the dog in the thumbnail. 

[River 127,421]

me every time I feel sick: DETECT ME IS IT COVID?

My dog: let's play papa

 

[Alannah 2,988]

13 minutes ago, iku said:

I was sniffed by the dog in the thumbnail. 

I know clout chasing when I see it. 

[Alannah 2,988]

Just now, River said:

me every time I feel sick: DETECT ME IS IT COVID?

My dog: let's play papa

 

I cannot describe how I just screamed at this. 

[Guest Adarsh]

And cats can cure covid, so who won?