Lord Bethell said today he is ‘extremely hopeful’ sniffer dogs can be used to help detect Covid-19 in the UK A health minister has today revealed he is ‘extremely hopeful’ sniffer dogs will eventually be used to help detect Covid-19 in the UK. Lord Bethell praised an ‘extremely exciting’ trial by researchers at London School … Read more
Malaysian sniffer dogs tracked missing British girl Nora Quoirin’s scent to an abandoned fishing hut – but found no scent at the villa window she is thought to have climbed through, her inquest heard. Nora vanished from the Dusun rainforest resort, around 45 miles from Kuala Lumpur, where she had been staying with her parents … Read more
Malaysian sniffer dogs tracked missing British girl Nora Quoirin’s scent to an abandoned fishing hut – but found no scent at the villa window she is thought to have climbed through, her inquest heard. Nora vanished from the Dusun rainforest resort, around 45 miles from Kuala Lumpur, where she had been staying with her parents … Read more
Trained sniffer dogs can detect coronavirus in human swab samples with 94 per cent success rate, study shows Researchers from Germany trained army dogs to sniff out infected samples Canines are known to be able to smell signs of various diseases and even cancer Dogs could potentially be used alongside laboratory tests to help stop … Read more
Trained sniffer dogs can detect coronavirus in human swab samples with 94 per cent success rate, study shows Researchers from Germany trained army dogs to sniff out infected samples Canines are known to be able to smell signs of various diseases and even cancer Dogs could potentially be used alongside laboratory tests to help stop … Read more
Bright-eyed and mischievous, Asher the cocker spaniel looks every bit the family pet. Right now, he’s a little scruffier than normal thanks to a ‘Covid-19 hair cut’ from a loving owner unable to get to the grooming salon during the lockdown. There is no clue at all that Asher could soon be Britain’s secret weapon … Read more
Sniffer dogs that can detect asymptomatic coronavirus carriers could screen 250 people an hour Labrador and cocker spaniels are undergoing intensive sniffer dog training They can already sniff out potentially diseases like cancer and malaria Trials will see if they can correctly identify the odour of Covid-19 on humans The approach could ‘revolutionise how we … Read more
Could dogs that can sniff out coronavirus be used at UK airports? Charity says it is in talks with the Government over canines it is training to detect the virus in 0.5 seconds Six dogs are being trained to identify coronavirus in less than a second Medical Detection Dogs says it needs £500,000 to properly … Read more
Sniffer dogs could become a new ally in the coronavirus war by identifying infected people – before they show symptoms Specially trained animals could identify those carrying coronavirus, say experts They could identify them before they show symptoms, at A&E’s and UK airports Trained dogs are able to pick up chemicals called volatile organic compounds … Read more
Sniffer dogs could be out of work after Intel creates a computer chip that can ‘smell’ dangerous chemicals in drugs, explosives and other illegal substances Researchers created a circuit on a chip similar to the olfactory circuit in dogs The team then use artificial intelligence to spot different chemical ‘smells’ The algorithm identifies smells by … Read more