Sniffer dogs are being trained to recognise the coronavirus in the UK
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The next target for Medical Detection Dogs, a UK-based charity that trains sniffing dogs to recognise diseases,Durham University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine to trial the dogs. Once a way to safely catch the coronavirus' odor is established, the charity estimates it will take six weeks to train up a coronavirus sniffing dog.In the UK, dogs trained by a charity called Medical Detection Dogs are experts at recognizing diseases like cancer, malaria and Parkinson's by their scent, according to theTheir next target is the coronavirus, and if successful they could be a valuable tool identifying carriers at busy areas like airports.
The charity, working alongside Durham University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine , is planning to trial the dogs on the coronavirus once a safe way of catching the virus' odour from patients is established. In a statement, the charity said the dogs can also identify changes in skin temperature, meaning they might be able to recognize when someone has a fever, according to the
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