Development of a safety protocol for training and using SARS-CoV-2 detection dogs: A pilot study
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2023
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Elsevier Inc.
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
Medical detection dogs have potential to be used to screen asymptomatic patients in crowded areas at risk of epidemics such as the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. However, the fact that SARS-CoV-2 detection dogs are in direct contact with infected people or materials raises important concerns due to the zoonotic potential of the virus. No study has yet recommended a safety protocol to ensure the health of SARS- CoV-2 detection dogs during training and working in public areas. This study sought to identify suitable decontamination methods to obtain nonpathogenic face mask samples while working with SARS-CoV-2 detection dogs and to investigate whether dogs were able to adapt themselves to other decontamination procedures once they were trained for a specific odor. The present study was designed as a four-phase study: (a) Method development, (b) Testing of decon- tamination methods, (c) Testing of training methodology, and (d) Real life scenario. Surgical face masks were used as scent samples. In total, 3 dogs were trained. The practical use of 3 different decontam- ination procedures (storage, heating, and UV-C light) while training SARS-CoV-2 detection dogs were tested. The dog trained for the task alerted to the samples inactivated by the storage method with a sensitivity of100 % and specificity of 98.28 %. In the last phase of this study, one dog of 2 dogs trained, alerted to the samples inactivated by the UV-C light with a sensitivity of 91.30% and specificity of 97.16% while the other dog detected the sample with a sensitivity of 96.00% and specificity of 97.65 %. © 2023 Elsevier Inc.
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Decontamination, Face mask, Medical detection dog, SARS-CoV-2, Zoonotic potential, animal experiment, Article, controlled study, dog, female, heating, male, nonhuman, polymerase chain reaction, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, storage temperature, ultraviolet radiation, virus culture, virus detection, virus strain
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Journal of Veterinary Behavior
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Q2
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Q1
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60
