A team of researchers from the United Kingdom is putting forth an intriguing proposition: What if dogs could help detect COVID-19?
Late last month, a team of researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), the registered charity Medical Detection Dogs, and Durham University, all in the U.K., announced an intriguing new initiative.
The team wants to explore the potential of using dogs to detect COVID-19 in people who may have developed the disease. This idea came from the fact that canines are very adept at picking up on subtle signs of illness thanks to their acute sense of smell.
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