CoronaVirus: "Britain tries to detect the corona infection using Dog's smell power"-OnlyOnlineKhabar

The trial is set to begin in the Britain to determine if coronavirus infection can be detected using the dog's smell.

Medical Detection Dog

Medical Detection Dogs has previously trained dogs to detect the odor of malaria, cancer and Parkinson's disease.

The team, along with Durham University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, is training the dog to detect coronavirus infection when the Covid-19 pandemic spreads across the globe.

According to Claire Guest, chief of the medical detection dogs, "measures to detect the virus's odor safely from the patient" are being sought.

'Fast and Effective'

If this is proven, then a dog can be used to isolate the infected person without symptoms.

According to the guest, the use of dogs can detect infections quickly and effectively. If so, the NHS's resources and resources can be used in the required testing.

According to James Logan, principal of the Disease Control Department at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the research has proven that dogs can detect and diagnose malaria.

That ability of the dog exceeds the criteria set by the World Health Organization for diagnosing the disease.

Info source: BBC News Nepali