COVID-19 sniffer dog experimental training: Which protocol and which implications for reliable sidentification?

ABSTRACT: The introduction of trained sniffer dogs for COVID-19 detection could be an opportunity, as previously described for other diseases. Dogs could be trained to detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs), the whiff of COVID-19. Dogs involved in the study were three, one male and two females from different breeds, Black German Shepherd, German Shepherd, and Dutch Shepherd. The training was performed using sweat samples from SARS-CoV2 positive patients and from SARS-Cov2 free patients admitted at the University Hospital Campus Bio-medico of Rome. Gauze with sweat was collected in a glass jar with a metal top and put in metal boxes used for dog training. The dog training protocol was performed in two phases: the olfactory conditioning and the olfactory discrimination research. The training plannin

SUBMITTER: Angeletti S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8426906 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature