The discussions consistently praise the promising accuracy of scent dogs in detecting COVID-19, with phrases like 'high sensitivity and specificity' and '96% accuracy,' emphasizing the potential for practical application. Words like 'intriguing' and references to real-world uses such as airport screening demonstrate high interest, while mentions of ongoing studies and limitations show both engagement and cautious optimism about broader impact.
AgreementModerate agreement
Most discussions support the findings, acknowledging the high accuracy rates and potential of scent detection dogs for COVID-19 screening.
InterestHigh interest
Posts express strong curiosity about the study, often highlighting the novelty and promising results, indicating high engagement.
EngagementHigh engagement
Many comments reference specific detection rates, training durations, and applications, reflecting a deep interest and analysis of the research.
ImpactModerate impact
While participants recognize the significance of the findings, some point out limitations or call for further validation, suggesting moderate perceived impact at this stage.
Abstract in brief
The study trained 8 detection dogs over a week to identify COVID-19 by scent from saliva and respiratory secretions, showing promising accuracy in distinguishing infected from non-infected samples.
The dogs achieved an average sensitivity of about 82.6% and specificity of about 96.4%, correctly identifying COVID-19 positive and negative samples with high reliability.
These early results suggest that scent detection dogs could be used as a quick and effective screening tool for COVID-19 infection, potentially helping to control the spread of the virus.
@brucedaisley 94% accuracy... on saliva samples
If they’re just walking past people’s shins this is not gonna go well https://t.co/8FMnM7ZqSp
Jan 31, 2021 · 14 likes · 1 share · 6,628 followersView post →
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Jonathan Cedernaes
@JCedernaes · X
2) Dogs can be trained to detected #SARSCoV2 infection in humans:
The pilot study below gives a 96% specificity & 83% sensitivity, with 94% correct identification in 1012 random samples, after 1 week of training – here on saliva and airway samples.
https://t.co/KFSdNiqKxR
Feb 17, 2021 · 6 likes · 3,127 followersView post →
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Raymond Schinazi
@drugbuster21 · X
Scent dog identification of samples from COVID-19 patients - a pilot study - PubMed https://t.co/QToDQBlUEs
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This video explores how detection dogs are trained to identify COVID-19 by scent, achieving high accuracy in distinguishing infected samples, and discusses their potential as a rapid screening tool to help control the…
@AnnaKorhonen3 Tässä ensimmäinen tutkimus aiheesta kesältä 2020. 15 sekunnin etsinnällä löytyi ainakin 6 muuta vanhaa tutkimusta koronakoirista. Eikö toimittajat enää tee mitään taustatyötä jutuilleen, vaikka se olisi nettiaikana niin helppoa...
https://t.co/JlaKlIcAZ2
@KaroGlowacka @HalikRafa @JPrzystajko @stradowski https://t.co/WlXB7ihnbR wyszkolone psy tropiące mogą identyfikować osoby zarażone SARS-CoV-2 /
Po naukowcach z Hanoweru, naukowcy z Finlandii również przedstawili podobne wyniki –
@wargonm @DenizetSylve @mairiedu13 @Env_Alfort @olivierveran @jerome_coumet @panarmorix @Env_Alfort en aura surement plus, mais ça a commencé en 2020! https://t.co/LjXF9NwSOU
@calirunnerdoc @AMannanBaig @EricTopol It takes around 1 week to train a detection dog to identify COVID-19. If your facility has access to detection dogs and samples from COVID-19 patients, why not get your own? https://t.co/iN79N65anS
@phathead Evidence exists for using dogs sense of smell for diagnostics. They can be more accurate than rapid tests and faster still: https://t.co/I1b7n0VA4d
Also general info from pod about using dogs for diagnostics in general: https://t.co/q3M7YxsyIx
Aug 18, 2021 · 6 likes · 1 share · 130 followersView post →
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Jean-Marc Desperrier
@jm_desp · X
@CabirolGerard J'ai du mal à identifier à quel degré c'est dit. Ca a été évalué de manière tout à fait rigoureuse, ça montre qu'il faut éviter de juger qqch juste sur 1 impression. Les chiens renifleur de drogue, ca ne surprend pas grd monde, c'est le même principe :
https://t.co/8cnUeCarLr
@MicrochipMakes @make @kartben @dalepd @seeedstudio @EdgeImpulse Now all he has to do is make it sniff out COVID-19. Apparently it can be done, as it is being done with specially trained K9's. One article: https://t.co/FDd2sDZaO6
@IrishTimes This has been known since July last year !!! Why are the government not using trained sniffer dogs at airports ?!!!
https://t.co/WnrfuUtp3W
@DrAliSKhan @shisha_de It's here. Handlers present but the handlers didn't know which sample was which and the sample was presented to the dog by an automatic device and handlers stood behind the dog.
https://t.co/cgWJQJFM9p https://t.co/oQljYyfh8O
@projectbluework @marciobarcelos @NPR @WFAE Then it’s on the training, wrong breed.
Ever watch a bird dog, bloodhound etc at work, just naturally without any training.
Too many dog grifting going on, I agree, but it’s not the dog’s fault.
High %(90+) accurate
Mar 22, 2021 · 1 like · 1,005 followersView post →
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Group W Bench
@TheGroupWBench · X
@Correctioneer @Reverend_Lyn @LoneWolf343 @BadLegalTakes Again, the only thing that was wrong was the link. Here is the peer-reviewed scientific study that explains in numerical detail why the 94% number is correct. You want to argue with that, be my guest.
https://t.co/joAxK6ggOM
@Correctioneer @Reverend_Lyn @LoneWolf343 @BadLegalTakes So, a) didn't realize that's what happened. I can admit to being a dick for deleting a tweet. b) What you missed was this article, which is a peer-reviewed study mentioned false results that indicates that number is correct.
https://t.co/joAxK6ggOM
@Correctioneer @Reverend_Lyn @LoneWolf343 @BadLegalTakes Actually, you know what? Those are the rates for the PCR test. This one has the rates for dogs.
https://t.co/joAxK6ggOM
@RautioPentti Eli Tullin kaverit mutuilivat prosenteillaan? Ainoa paperi jonka olen löytänyt on tämä.
https://t.co/uvwgJpfW73
Feb 28, 2021 · 1 like · 2,387 followersView post →
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Heikki Rayhantausta
@HeikkiRay · X
@JuhaniKnuuti @anttivaris @KirsiVarhila @STM_Uutiset Tämän taisin silloin löytää. Joku koirankouluttaja piti sitä huonona. Jaan kritiikittä, koska en muuta ole löytänyt.
https://t.co/uvwgJpfW73
@MikaelNiku @1st_sealord Koirathan eivät tee testiä vaan ne merkaavaat testattavia. Ei huumekoira etsi huumeita vaan ne merkkaavat mistä oli syytä etsiä.
Tehokaampia nuo on kun joku kuumemittaus tms mitä on käyetty seulontaan. https://t.co/ypopo26tkH
Recent study proved #sniffingdogs to have more than 80% accuracy in detecting #COVID19 positive patients/passengers. Currently this method is actively used in, for example, Helsinki airport, as well as in some locations in the #USA.
There's this study (July 2020) with 8 dogs, and samples from hospitalized patients - but of course Covid is stronger in those in hospital, and the same samples were presented to the dogs repeatedly - so they were smelling the same people, not the Covid. https://t.co/hEE2COsNd1
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Jonathan Cedernaes
@JCedernaes · X
2) Dogs can be trained to detected #SARSCoV2 infection in humans:
The pilot study below gives a 96% specificity & 83% sensitivity, with 94% correct identification in 1012 random samples, after 1 week of training – here on saliva and airway samples.
https://t.co/KFSdNiqKxR
Feb 17, 2021 · 6 likes · 3,127 followersView post →
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Michael G Swifte
@empathiser · X
@naomirwolf @wef Interesting that WEF didn't include a link to the study.
In this small study samples came from "hospitalised and clinically diseased SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals" https://t.co/rAueIFBdBa Does that mean actual sick people with respiratory illness rather than PCR positives?
@vvihne @HeikkiRay @LindenAki @THLorg Lehtiartikkeli Italiasta on sinun tietolähteesi?
Koska minulla on näyttää tieteellisiä artikkeleita, toisin kuin sinulla.
https://t.co/mAJ6QfFugM
@brucedaisley 94% accuracy... on saliva samples
If they’re just walking past people’s shins this is not gonna go well https://t.co/8FMnM7ZqSp
Jan 31, 2021 · 14 likes · 1 share · 6,628 followersView post →
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Heikki Rayhantausta
@HeikkiRay · X
@vvihne @unique_anonym @LindenAki @THLorg The dogs were able to discriminate between samples of infected and non-infected individuals with average diagnostic sensitivity of 82.63% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 82.02–83.24%) and specificity of 96.35% (95% CI: 96.31–96.39%). N=1012 https://t.co/uvwgJpfW73
Jan 31, 2021 · 2 likes · 2,387 followersView post →
@CommonComments @CBSNews It is...similar to a Diabetic dog who can smell when blood sugar changes and alert the owner. Dogs sense of smell is amazing. In this case, if the dog senses Covid, he/she sits....if not they are trained to keep walking.
https://t.co/exwwDYrUqT
Ya existen mucho, Manuel!!! https://t.co/MT0v9dXXq8 https://t.co/hwLYyMiB4W
Jan 26, 2021 · 2 likes · 27,395 followersView post →
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Polygon Politics
@PolyPoliLive · X
RT @SeanLucan: What the What?
@MiamiHEAT to use #COVID19-sniffing #dogs to screen fans at games
https://t.co/nMln53kdv5 via @AP
#SARSCov2…
Jan 25, 2021 · 1 share · 1,007 followersView post →
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Sean C. Lucan, MD
@SeanLucan · X
What the What?
@MiamiHEAT to use #COVID19-sniffing #dogs to screen fans at games
https://t.co/nMln53kdv5 via @AP
#SARSCov2 #canine #testing #science
Some evidence. Intriguing.
https://t.co/mIqCAIWFUu
https://t.co/Vp41SpFjAk
https://t.co/z2Vn3xmHJt https://t.co/NMiZJ53znA
Jan 25, 2021 · 1 share · 1,492 followersView post →
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Zach Binney
@binney_z · X
The "accuracy" of a simple Y/N test like a COVID-sniffing dog actually breaks down into how often the dog correctly IDs 1. infected and 2. uninfected people.
In testing jargon, 1 is called "sensitivity," 2 is "specificity."
These are 86.3% and 96.4%. https://t.co/YuyPo1D4oG
so, i saw a story on how the Miami Heat NBA team is going to use covid-19 sniffing dogs to check all fans trying to enter their arena. so, i go look for some research and find this article. 94% accuracy in this study! dogs are the best
https://t.co/3d6rYO0yBx
@CouchCushionPax @Dan_Getz @BleacherReport @ByTimReynolds It’s really not, a study released in July showed that after a week of training, dogs could detect COVID at an average detection rate of 94%. https://t.co/HeGbkg3e51
RT @JonMarronMD: Its telling that this quotes the team exec *business* VP to explain rationale for their plan to use dogs to "sniff screen"…
Jan 24, 2021 · 2 shares · 6,772 followersView post →
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Jonathan Marron MD MPH
@JonMarronMD · X
Its telling that this quotes the team exec *business* VP to explain rationale for their plan to use dogs to "sniff screen" fans
This is certainly an innovative strategy, but v limited data to support to date (German data here: https://t.co/zIJ5gKUpfj)
https://t.co/Da1q6VETNu
Jan 24, 2021 · 1 like · 2 shares · 1,435 followersView post →
Can your cat do this?
"The dogs were able to discriminate between samples of infected (positive) and non-infected (negative) individuals with average diagnostic sensitivity of 82.63%"
https://t.co/q4uY3nhTKv
Jan 19, 2021 · 2 likes · 2,152 followersView post →
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@KatyCadena
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Hilda E. Esquivel G.
@psico_unam · X
RT @HLFrisbie: Después de un periodo de entrenamiento, algunos perros
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Juank Morasan
@JuankMorasan · X
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Maximiliano Donoso Muller
@mdonosomuller · X
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christian quiroz
@crch76 · X
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Jorge Yunda Machado
@LoroHomero · X
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@lindaguaman · X
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Thomas Kessler Basel
@KesslerBasel · X
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PFM Technologies
@PfmTechnologies · X
Our Instant COVID Detection Technology allows dogs to detect COVID in a person's breath. Can you help us get FDA approval, @Jack? #startsmall #coviddogs are the answer https://t.co/xgJffYtSEd
@GaboTuitero @JFRojasInfante Han comenzado a salir interesantes publicaciones, la mayoría pruebas de concepto:
Alemania: https://t.co/mOPzjcHnQq
Francia: https://t.co/cPvFeO3wkY
Además de esta nota en Nature:
https://t.co/BAXacBSr7i
Nuestros resultados - Chile - indican que la detección canina sería fiable.
Dec 21, 2020 · 2 likes · 1,549 followersView post →
#wienheute 'Ö führend..... ausbildung hunde..... #covid19 erschnüffeln.....'
dazu ausm juli, und zweiter ausm april
https://t.co/eJUG8DKJ71
https://t.co/f7JEpvVsFs
@SharaadKuttan @CoriOkada Two larger studies being conducted in Finland & the US
A pilot study in Germany here:
Jendrny et al. (2020): Scent dog identification of samples from COVID-19 patients – a pilot study, BMC Infectious Diseases, https://t.co/1GM3u6ZZOz
Volatile organic compounds produced during respiratory infections of SARS-CoV-2 patients cause specific scent imprints, which can be detected by trained #dogs with average detection rate of 94%.
Jendrny et al 2020 BMC Infectious Diseases
https://t.co/j9W6tILXDT https://t.co/jdK5cm8ACB
Oct 6, 2020 · 2 likes · 1,177 followersView post →
"Volatile organic compounds produced during respiratory infections can cause specific scent imprints, which can be detected by trained dogs with a high rate of precision"
https://t.co/TV4I7H4lSY https://t.co/Mo8wFju97t
After explosives,#Dogs helping for #Covid19 detection. 96% specificity and 82% sensitivity. Promising results for mass detection of infected people @UniHannover https://t.co/KNJc9Q31nh
Fuente: Jendrny, P., Schulz, C., Twele, F. et al. Scent dog identification of samples from COVID-19 patients – a pilot study. BMC Infect Dis 20, 536 (2020). https://t.co/JjVzUV3wN6
To give the authors credit, they briefly mention this in their discussion section. But this (important, imo) limitation is not mentioned that I've seen in reporting about the study.
Original study here: https://t.co/zHNj4ekKWC
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