Such good boys and girls!
Using a double-blind approach - i.e. neither the dogs nor the researchers could themselves know which was which - the MDD Covid detection dogs, essentially, had to sniff socks worn for 12 hours by volunteers across the UK. Gross but we thank you all for your sacrifice., dogs' powerful mucus plays an important part in this super accurate, rapid detection.
In conclusion, the study found that dogs could detect Covid-19 on clothing with up to 94.3% sensitivity, meaning they would correctly identify 94 out of every 100 people infected with the virus. Furthermore, in addition to their unparalleled speed , the successfully sniffed socks included"people who are asymptomatic and also people with a low viral load,” according to Professor James Logan, who co-led the study. That level of accuracy and speed across 3,500 samples. Incredible stuff.Of all six Covid detection dogs, a three-year-old golden labrador named Tala was the most accurate sniffer, achieving 94.5% sensitivity, and a specificity of 92% – i.e.
, before founding MDD in 2008. It was during this time that she met a woman who claims her pet dalmatian diagnosed a malignant melanoma on her calf. Amazing.Dogs have long been linked to detect illnesses including cancer and, recently, even malaria - Covid detection dogs are simply the next step. Back in 2002, Guest and orthopaedic surgeon, John Church, also