Dogs For Coronavirus Screening Examined

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Zach Segal
Published Aug 06, 2020 15:41 PM

While thermal temperature screening is the surveillance industry's most marketed response to coronavirus, thermal screening cannot detect asymptomatic carriers and has limitations in how it can be deployed.

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Are dogs the answer to fast and accurate coronavirus screening? IPVM reviewed studies conducted in Chile, Finland, France, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States that are evaluating using dogs for coronavirus screening.

IPVM examines the tradeoffs in this approach to detecting coronavirus.

Update: This report has been updated as more countries trial using canines for screening.

Executive *******

******: ******* ********* **** ****** *** UAE ** ***** **** *** *********** screening *** ***** *** *** **** widespread ******** *** ***** * ****** of ******** ****** ********* ** ******** airport, *** ******* ********** *** ******** to ****** *** ******* ****** * lack ** ******** ** *** ********.

******* **** ***** **** **** *** quickly *** ********** ****** *********** ** a ********** *******. ****** *********** *****, screening ** **** ** ****, ********, and *** *** ******* ********* ** a *******'* ***********.

****** ******* *********; **** *** **** in ******* *********** *** ******** ********** may ** **** ** ****** ************ carriers *** *** ** **** ** work ** ******.**** *** *** *** *** ** deploy **** ** ******** *** *********** screening. ******: ********-****** ******* ** ******* is*** **** ******* *** ***** **** for *********** *********.

**** **** *** **** ***** ** be ******** ******* ** ********** ********, and ******** ******** *** ***** **** dogs ******* ****** ** *** ***** than ** ****-**** ********* **** ********* for ********.

******* ******* ****** *** ******, ****/**** detection, *** ******* ********* **** *** quickly ** ********* ** ***** ***********, but ** ***** *-* ****** ** train * *** **** ******* **, for *** **** *****, **** ******** is ******* ** *********** *** ****** with ****** ** ******* ****.

Why ****

**** *** **** *** **** *** bomb ********* *** **** **** ***** capable ** ********* *** ******* ******* and ***** ********.

****** ******* *********, **** *** ** deployed ** ******* ******** ******* ****** lines. **** *** ** **** ********, in ******* ************, *** **** *** lighting. **** *** ******, ******** **** to ****** ***** ***** *** ** work ** ******* ********. ***** *** accuracy ** ***** **** ** ****** for *********** ** ****** ** *********** has *** **** ********, **** ***** be **** ** **** ******.

****** *********** *****, **** *** ********** detect ** ****-**** ** ******* **** samples. **** *** ******* ***** ****** in ****** ** *****. **** *** sniff *********** ** ******* ***** *** lines, ********* ******** *********** ********* ******* needing ****** ** ***-** ** *** equipment. **** *** ***** ********* *******, similar **, *** ****** **** ******* (and ******* ********* ********* ******** ** a *******'* ****). ******* **** ***** dogs **** ** ******* * ****** in ***** * ******* ** *** samples ** ****.

****,***** **** **** **** ******** ** COVID-19,***** *** ** ******** ***** ** dog ** ***** ************ *** ** does *** ****** **** **** *** affected ** *** *******. ** ******* ***** ** ** risk ** **** ****** ** ******* vectors ** ***** ****** ** *****-**.

Studies **** **** *** ********** ****** ***** ** * *** *** **** ***********

*** ******* **** *** ***** **** preliminary ** ***** *****, *** ***** is *********** ******** **** **** *** accurately *** ******* ****** *********** ** a ***. **** *** **** ** more ******** **** *** ******* ********* tests.

***** ******* ******* ******* **** *********** patients, ******* **** *** *** ** able ** ****** ************ *********** ********. Until **** *** ***** ** ** effective ** ********* ************/***-*********** *********** ********, their ********** ** **** ***********.

*** ******* **** **** ** ********** settings ***** ********* ********** *** ** **** **** ******** detection **** ****-**** ********* *** ****. In *** *******, **** ****** *** positive ****** **** * ***** ** negative *******, ********* *** ****** **** smelled **** **** ***********. **** ** much ****** **** ******** ** * single ****** ****** **** *********** ** not. ****, ** *** *******, **** ******** ******** instantaneous ********. ** ****-****, ******** ******** is **********,******* *** ***'* **** ** *** dog ** ***** ** *** ******* testing, ***** ***** ****.

Individual ******* *******

* ********* ***** **** ************ **** ***** ****** *********** **** saliva *** ***** *******, **** ********** between ~**% *** ~**%. *********** * **** ** ****** *****-**** ****** ******* *** **************** ********** (mucus **** *** *****). **** ********* dogs **** * ******** ******** ******* (6 ******** *** *** ********) *** rewarded *** *** *** ********* *********** the ******** ******. **** ** *** study *** **** ** * ******-***** manner, ******** *** ******* ***** *** let *** *** **** ***** ****** was ********. ***** *** **** ** training, *** **** ********* ********** ***** 82.6% ** *** **** (**** ******** varying **** ~**%-**%) *** ********* ******** healthy-samples **.*% ** *** **** (**** rate *** **** **********). *** ***** samples **** **** ************ ********, *** were *** ****** ***********, *** *** the ******* (******** *** ********) **** verified **** ******'* *********** ****. *** **** ********* ****

*** ******* ***** ******* *** *********, although **** ****** ** ******** ** preliminary *** *********** *** **** ********* method ** *** ***** *** **** be ******** ***** ******* ******** *** been *********.

* ***** **** *** **** ******** their ******* *******

* ***** ** ******* ********* *** ******** ********** ****** ** Alfort ** ****** *** ***** **** dogs *** ************* ******* ****** **** of ****** **** *** ******* ***********. 4 ** *** * **** ******** 100% ******** ** ******* *** *********** sample **** * **** ** ******* samples *** *** ****** ******** **%, 84%, **%, *** **% ********. *** coronavirus **** ******* **** ***** **** symptomatic ***********.

* ***** **** *** ********** ** Helsinki***** **** **** *** ****** **** molecular ***** ** ********* *********** **** urine ******* ** * ********** *******. Research ** ******* *** **** *****'* published * ***** ***.

******: ***** ** *** ******** ******* from **** *** ***** ****,********-****** ******* ** ********** ***** **** *** *********** *********.

******* ****** *** ******** ****** ******* dogs ** ****** ***********. **** **** ** ****** **** in ******* ***** **** ** ************** centers, *******, *** ********.

*** ** ********** ** ******* ************ *** ******* ** **** ** detect ***********.

******** ** ******* ** **** ***** *** ** **** *** ****** coronavirus. * ****** ** *** *** told **** **** ******** *** **** delayed, *** **** **** ** **** results ** *** **** *-* *****.

****'* * ***** **** *** ********** the *****:

* ***** **** *** ****** **** Emirates*** ***** **** *** ******* **% accurate ** ********* *********** **** ****** odor ******* *** ***** ** ****, dogs *** ***** ******** ** ******** to ****** *** ***********.

How **** *** ***** **** ** *** ***

*** ******** ******* **** ***** ********, ******* *** ***** ** passengers *** **** ********* ** ***** a ****** ** **** **** **** in * ******** ****. **** ******** no ******* ******* *** ********** *** dogs, ***** ** **** *** *********** who *** ******** ** ** ****** of ****. *** ********* ** ****, involves **** * ******* (********) **** sample, *** *** *** ********* ** detect ************ ********. ** ** ******* if *** *** ** ******** ******* any ** *** ****** *** *** dogs *** *******, ** ****** *** dogs *** *** ******* *****.

* ***** **** ******** **** ****** shows *** **** ** ******

March **** ******: **** ********, *** ******* ******* ******* *** *** ****** ********

*****, *****, ********, *** *** *** have ******* *****, *** ******** ** using, ** **** ******** ***** *** of **** ** ****** ***********, *** there *** *** **** ********** ******** and *** ******* ********** *** ****** not ** ****** ***** *** ****** program, ****** * **** ** ******** for *** *************:

***** *** ******** **** ** ************* ** ***** **** ** ****** coronavirus ** *************** *******. ******* **** ********** **** ***** necks *** ****** **** *****, **** agents ******* *** ***** *** **** them ** *** **** ** ***** for *** *****.

***** ***** **** ** ******* *********'* PCR ********** ****** ******** ** ***** **** on ******** ******* *** *** **** results,******* ***** *****.

******** *** ******** ******** **** *** Deployment

******** *** ******** ******** * **** to ***** *** *********** *** ***** to ****** **** ** ******* *****,******* *******.

*** ******* *** **** ********** ***** ****, ****** ******** ** ******** ********** ****** ****** *** *********** ******** unit. ***** ******,**** **** ********* ******** ** *********** * ****** ********** ** *******, and **** ******** *** ******* *** government ** ***** **** ***** ***********. However, **** ***** *******, ****** ********** look **** ******** *******, *** *** government *** *** ****** ***/** **** are ********** *** ****' ******** ******* with ****** *******.

******* ********** ******, *** ****** ******** to ******

** *******, ****** ****** ** ******* ** ******** airport, *** ***************** *** ************** ** *** ********** ******** ** expand *******, *** **** **** ****** at ******** ******* ***** ****.

Limits ** ****** *** ***** ** *** *********

*************, **** ** ***********, **** ******* dogs, *** ******* ***** **** *** coronavirus ** **** **** * *****. Governments **** ****** ** ****** *** rescue, ****** ****/**** ********* ****, *** in **** *****, ******* **** ***** with ********, ****** **** *** ********* ******* ******* *** ****** ***** dogs. *** *********** *********.

*** ****** ******* ******* ****, ** takes ~*-* ****** ** ***** * dog **** ******* ** * **** of ******* £**,*** (~$**,***) ********* ********* ********* ****(* ******* **** ****** *** **** dogs *** ******* *********). **** ***** that ** **** ** * ***** before **** *** ********* ** ******* individuals.

****, ** ** ********* ** ******** that **** *** *******; **** **** bad ****, *** ** *************, **** rest, *** ******* ********* ********.

*** ********* ******** ** *** ****** of ********, **** **********, *** *************** is ********** ********. *******, **** *** currently **** ******** **** ****. ****, they ******* *********** *** ***** ***** of *********** ******* ** ** **** sample, ***** ** ** *** ****.

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Comments (15)
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Undisclosed #1
Aug 06, 2020

* ***** ******* ** *** * stretch *** **** ******** ** ***** into *********** ********* *** **** **** might ** **.

**** ** ** ****** ****'* ********* of *********** ********* ******** ** ********* versus ****** ********?

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Undisclosed Integrator #2
Aug 06, 2020

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**** ****, *** *******. **** ****** don't **** ******* **** **** **** China ******* **** *** **** ****.

*********, *****'* * *** ** **** out ***** **** ********, *** **** of ** ** ******** *** ***** scratches.

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Undisclosed #1
Aug 06, 2020

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Undisclosed Integrator #2
Aug 06, 2020

** *** ***********, **** ** ** alternative ** ***** ***** ***** *******.

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(****, *** ******** *******)

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UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #3
Aug 06, 2020

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Paul Grefenstette
Aug 06, 2020

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*** * ***** ***** ***** ******* are ** ;)

(3)
JM
Jerome Miller
Aug 10, 2020

* ***** *** ***** *** **** as * ***** ***** ********* ****,**** in ** *******,**** * ***** *** test ** *******. (** *** ******* sniff ** * ******** ********* )

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Joseph Marotta
Aug 10, 2020
IPVMU Certified

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Boris Bronstein
Aug 10, 2020
CCTV.Net

*** ***** * ***** * *** reading **** ******* *** ******* *** a **** ****** **** *** * joke. **********, **** ***'* * ****, which ** *****! **** *** *******!

*** ********* ** *** **** ** it ***'* ***** *********, *** ******* I ****** **** *** ******** *******.

*** *******, ***** *** **** *********** between *****-** *** ******** ** ***** coronaviruses ******* ** ****** (*** "****** cold")?

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Zach Segal
Aug 10, 2020
IPVM • IPVMU Certified

** *****, **** ****'* ******** ********, they *** ******** ******* ** * person ****** ** *******. ** **** aren't ******** *** **** * *****, they *** ******* ** ** * symptom ** *** *****.**** ******* ******** ** *******. ****, **** ** *** **'* hard ** ********* **** ********. ** don't **** **** **** *** ******** necessarily, **** **** **** *** ******** something *** ** ******* **** ** differentiate ******* ******* *** **** ******. It ** ****** *********** *** ****** crazy, *** ** ***** ** * lab *** ***** **** ******* ** one.

U
Undisclosed #4
Aug 11, 2020

* **** ** ****** *******, ******* the ************* ******* ************ *** *** outweigh *** ******* ****** ********* ***** yet ***** ***** ****** *********** *** own ******* *********** **** *** ***** of *** *********** ********* ** ***** interpretation. ** ***** *****, *** **** that ****** ** *** *** **** hand **** *****.

*** ****, * ***** *** **** a ***** **** ********** ** *** science ** *****, *********** ********** ******* coins **** *** ******* ****.

************** ** **** *** ********* ***** ourselves ** ******** *** ********* *** best ****** ** ******* ******* ** hundreds ** ********* ***********, ******* *** falsifying **** ********* *** ************* ****** the *********** ** *** **** *********. Hence ** *** *** *****....*** ** testing *** ***** ***** ** * duck's ***** *** ********* ***** ** the *****? ******* ****** ** ******** derived ******** ** *** ***-******** *****-****?

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Zach Segal
Aug 11, 2020
IPVM • IPVMU Certified

*** ****, * ***** *** **** a ***** **** ********** ** *** science ** *****, *********** ********** ******* coins **** *** ******* ****.

**** *** ********* ******** ** ****.******** ******** * ***** ** *** ******* says **** **** ** ***** ** real ****, *** ***** * *** better **** * ****. *** ******* tests *** *********** *** *** *******, and ***** ** * ***** ********* need *** *** ********* ** **** gaps. ********** ******* ******* ** ***'* finished ** ******* ***** ***.

* *** **** ******** *** ** as ******** ** * *** **** in **** ****, *** ******** *** level ** ******* ***** ** ***** possible, *** ******* ********** ***** ********* for ********* ** ******.

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Mickey Bellott
Aug 11, 2020

***'* **** *** ****'* ******* **** a ****** ********** & **** **.

***** ** *** **** *** *** your ***********? *'* ******** * ****** calculator *** *** ********** ************ ***** need ** ** ***** ** *** IPVM *******.

****** ******* *** ****, ***-* - 6th ******* *** ****. *** ************* are ******* ** **** *** **** could ********.

**** ** *** ** **** ******** equipment ***'** ****** ** * **** panel ** ****?

**** **** **** **! ***** *** back ** ****. ** ****'* ****** that * *** ***** ******** ** COVID ************.

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Zach Segal
Sep 25, 2020
IPVM • IPVMU Certified

******:********-****** ******* ** ********** ***** **** *** *********** *********. We **** ******** ** ****** ************.

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Zach Segal
Mar 19, 2021
IPVM • IPVMU Certified

** **** ******* *** ****** ******* several ********* **** ****** *** *** in ***** **** *** *********** ********* but ***** *** *** **** ********** adoption *** ***** * ****** ** trialing ****** ********* ** ******** *******, the ******* ********** *** ******** ** expand *** ******* ****** * **** of ******** ** *** ********.