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China Daily Net 2020-09-25 14:02
On September 22 local time, 16 sniffer dogs at Helsinki Vantaa Airport in Finland formally took over their duties and can check passengers for the new corona virus within 10 seconds. Experts note that they can also identify the virus a few days before the onset of symptoms, which is impossible even for laboratory tests.
Sniffer dogs Valo (L) and ET, trained to detect coronavirus from samples from arriving passengers, are seen at Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland on September 22, 2020. Photo taken on September 22, 2020 REUTERS / Attila Cser
Sniffer dogs are a familiar sight in airports around the world, where they are used by border agents to detect illegal substances and contraband.
Sniffer dogs are common in airports around the world and are used by border officials to detect illegal and contraband.
smuggling [ˈkɒntrəbænd]: N. Contraband; smuggling of goods
Now some dogs are using their noses for a different purpose: the coronavirus.
Now some dogs’ sniffing abilities are used to do something else: detect the new corona virus.
Dogs specially trained to detect Covid-19 began tracking passengers this week as part of a test at Finland’s Helsinki-Vantaa airport.
As part of the Helsinki Vantaa airport test in Finland, specially trained dogs began sniffing passengers this week for the new coronavirus.
The volunteers are training a team of 15 dogs and 10 instructors for the research program.
Volunteers are training a team of 15 dogs and 10 teachers for this research project.
Tracking dog Miina, who is being trained to detect coronavirus from samples from arriving passengers, works at Helsinki Airport in Vantaa, Finland on September 15, 2020. Photo taken on September 15, 2020. REUTERS / Attila Cser
Dogs can detect the coronavirus in humans five days before they develop symptoms, Anna Hielm-Bjorkman, a professor at the University of Helsinki leading the trial, told Reuters news agency.
Professor Anna Hilm-Bjorkman of the University of Helsinki, who conducted the test, told Reuters that dogs can detect the new coronavirus five days before the onset of symptoms in humans.
“They are very good [at detecting coronavirus]. We are approaching 100% sensitivity, “he said.
She said: “They are very good (detecting the new coronavirus) and the sensitivity is close to 100%.”
Passengers wipe their necks with cloths, which are then placed in a can and placed in front of the dogs for you to sniff. A canine test can give a result in minutes.
Passengers wipe their necks with a cloth, then put the cloth in a jar and place it in front of the dogs to smell, results can be obtained in few minutes
But while the trial has shown promise from the start, more research is needed to prove the efficacy of canine testing. At the moment, passengers participating in the test are also instructed to take a swab to confirm the result.
However, while the test has begun to show promise, more research is needed to prove the effectiveness of the test. Currently, passengers participating in the test must also take a swab test to confirm the results.
Vantaa Deputy Mayor Timo Aronkyto said the dogs may in the future “surround passengers in a similar way to customs dogs.”
Vantaa City Deputy Mayor Tim Alenkoto said that in the future, these dogs can “sniff out passengers like customs inspection dogs.”
Source in English: BBC
Translation and editing: Yaning
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