1. Dogs are really remarkable! 🐕
Article about working Labradors in Thailand trained to identify people with COVID-19. 😮
h/t @MyNextAct
nytimes.com/2021/05/31/wor…
Article about working Labradors in Thailand trained to identify people with COVID-19. 😮
h/t @MyNextAct
nytimes.com/2021/05/31/wor…
2.
"as a group, the dogs being trained in Thailand — Angel, Bobby, Bravo and three others, Apollo, Tiger and Nasa — accurately detected the virus 96.2 percent of the time in controlled settings, according to university researchers."
"as a group, the dogs being trained in Thailand — Angel, Bobby, Bravo and three others, Apollo, Tiger and Nasa — accurately detected the virus 96.2 percent of the time in controlled settings, according to university researchers."
3. Dogs are faster than PCR testing.
"An intake of air through their sensitive snouts is enough to identify within a second the volatile organic compound or cocktail of compounds that are produced when a person with Covid-19 sheds damaged cells, researchers say."
"An intake of air through their sensitive snouts is enough to identify within a second the volatile organic compound or cocktail of compounds that are produced when a person with Covid-19 sheds damaged cells, researchers say."
4. Group photo! 🥰
COVID-19 detecting Labradors and their handlers at Chulalongkorn University.
chula.ac.th/en/clipping/44…
COVID-19 detecting Labradors and their handlers at Chulalongkorn University.
chula.ac.th/en/clipping/44…
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