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- Researchers have found that an unusual coronavirus diagnostic tool picks up the virus days before the standard PCR tests can identify it.
- Dogs trained to detect the particular scent of COVID-19 patients can correctly identify infected people early, and they don’t make mistakes, according to new reports.
- A PCR test might return a false-negative result if taken in the first days after exposure to the virus, but researchers say the dogs do not have the same problems.
The last time we reported on very good boys ET, Kossi, Miina, and Valo, we had learned they all got jobs at the Helsinki airport running COVID-19 screenings for incoming passengers. They would work in shifts of two, and they’d sniff out the coronavirus in people. ET, Kossi, Miina, and Valo are four dogs trained to detect a particular odor from coronavirus patients.
Doctors from various countries started training dogs to detect the smell of COVID-19 patients several months ago, and the results are starting to come in. The Finnish researchers have realized that the dogs have a huge advantage over regular PCR tests, as they can detect the illness well before the traditional tests pick up the virus.
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This test can detect coronavirus earlier and more accurately than a PCR test originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 6 Nov 2020 at 22:11:18 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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