Publications by authors named "Quentin Muzzin"
There is an increasing need for rapid, reliable, non-invasive, and inexpensive mass testing methods as the global COVID-19 pandemic continues. Detection dogs could be a possible solution to identify individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2. Previous studies have shown that dogs can detect SARS-CoV-2 on sweat samples.
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- The study aimed to determine if trained dogs can differentiate between sweat samples from symptomatic COVID-19 positive individuals and asymptomatic COVID-19 negative individuals.
- Conducted in Paris and Beirut, the experiment involved six detection dogs trained over one to three weeks, using sweat samples from 177 participants (95 symptomatic and 82 asymptomatic).
- Results showed success rates between 76% to 100% for the dogs, indicating potential ability to identify COVID-19 positive samples, but findings need further validation due to study limitations.