COVID-19 Sniffer Dogs and Portable Sweat Test Device
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COVID-19 Sniffer Dogs and Portable Sweat Test Device
Chula’s Success in COVID-19 Sniffer Dog Training and Portable COVID-19 Sweat Test Development
People who contracted COVID-19 have a common trace of chemicals in their sweat. Dogs can detect the distinct scent composed of volatile organic compounds from infected people and single them out from others.
So, Chula researchers from the Faculties of Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Science have cooperated in training COVID-19 sniffer dogs and developing portable sweat test kits.
“We have trained six dogs who achieved 96.5 percent accuracy. They are Thailand’s first set of bio-detection dogs,” said Professor Dr. Kaywalee Chatdarong, head of the project Sniffer Dog for COVID-19 Detection.
The data was then used to develop a probing device to detect the special volatile organic compounds in the sweat. Each sample takes 10-15 minutes to collect, then it is injected into the device for analysis before the result is produced as a barcode.
“Simple to administer, this method yields a result comparable to the ATK without the pain of nasal swab,” said Assistant Professor Dr. Chadin Kulsing from the Department of Chemistry, Chulalongkorn University.
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Chula’s Success in COVID-19 Sniffer Dog Training and Portable COVID-19 Sweat Test Development
People who contracted COVID-19 have a common trace of chemicals in their sweat. Dogs can detect the distinct scent composed of volatile organic compounds from infected people and single them out from others.
So, Chula researchers from the Faculties of Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Science have cooperated in training COVID-19 sniffer dogs and developing portable sweat test kits.
“We have trained six dogs who achieved 96.5 percent accuracy. They are Thailand’s first set of bio-detection dogs,” said Professor Dr. Kaywalee Chatdarong, head of the project Sniffer Dog for COVID-19 Detection.
The data was then used to develop a probing device to detect the special volatile organic compounds in the sweat. Each sample takes 10-15 minutes to collect, then it is injected into the device for analysis before the result is produced as a barcode.
“Simple to administer, this method yields a result comparable to the ATK without the pain of nasal swab,” said Assistant Professor Dr. Chadin Kulsing from the Department of Chemistry, Chulalongkorn University.
VIDEO BY AFP
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