Scent dog identification of SARS-CoV-2 infections in different body fluids.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The main strategy to contain the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic remains to implement a comprehensive testing, tracing and quarantining strategy until vaccination of the population is adequate. Scent dogs could support current testing strategies.

Methods

Ten dogs were trained for 8 days to detect SARS-CoV-2 infections in beta-propiolactone inactivated saliva samples. The subsequent cognitive transfer performance for the recognition of non-inactivated samples were tested on three different body fluids (saliva, urine, and sweat) in a randomised, double-blind controlled study.

Results

Dogs were tested on a total of 5242 randomised sample presentations. Dogs detected non-inactivated saliva samples with a diagnostic sensitivity of 84% (95% CI: 62.5-94.44%) and speci

SUBMITTER: Jendrny P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8313882 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature