Canine Olfactory Detection of SARS-CoV-2-Infected Humans - a Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) developed into a pandemic within months. SARS-CoV-2 testing measures and vaccines became quickly accessible. However, due to pre- or asymptomatic transmission, effective disease control remains challenging. To complement conventional testing methods, scientists around the world have investigated dogs' olfactory capability for true real-time detection. Several diseases are known to produce specific scents in affected individuals, excreted as volatile organic compounds, which can be easily detected by dogs within seconds. This systematic review evaluates the current evidence for using dogs' olfactory system as a reliable COVID-19-screening tool. Two independent procedures for study quality assessment were used: the QUADAS-2 tool for the evaluation of labor

SUBMITTER: Meller S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10195768 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature