SARS-CoV-2 detection dogs - a pilot study
Creators
- 1. Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, University of Veterinary Medicine, Hannover, Germany
- 2. Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany
- 3. Research Center for Emerging Infections and Zoonoses and Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Germany
Description
The outstanding olfactory acuity of canines led us to consider whether dogs are able to reliably detect the odour of respiratory diseases associated with a SARS-CoV-2 infection in saliva or tracheobronchial secretion of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Furthermore, we examined if SARS-CoV-2 detection dogs could provide an appropriate screening method for the human virus.The aim of this data publication is to provide the data acquired in the controlled, randomized and double-blinded pilot study `Scent dog identification of SARS-CoV-2 infection’ (submitted to BMC Infectious Diseases).
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