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Canines seem to detect coronavirus infections with remarkable accuracy
- ggm 6y agoDeployed in Finland, vantaa airport i believe. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54288067 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54288067
- gus_massa 6y agoThe actual title is "Can dogs smell COVID? Here’s what the science says" The subtitle is "Canines seem to detect coronavirus infections with remarkable accuracy, but researchers say large-scale studies are needed before the approach is scaled up." but the first part is not suported by the content of the article: > But there is just one published journal article on dogs’ efficacy at sniffing out COVID-19, by Volk’s group; he describes it as a pilot study1. > The dogs identified 83% of positive cases and 96% of negative ones. > Critics say the German dog study used samples from too few patients. The dogs could be learning to identify the specific scent of the samples rather than of COVID-19 [...] There are also a few mention of preprints, and other preliminary stuff, but no solid evidence that dogs have "remarkable accuracy".