" Covidog ". A portmanteau that designates a pioneering project: training sniffer dogs to detect Covid-19, in the same way that they already detect drugs or explosives. The experiment received public support from the Academy of Medicine and the Veterinary Academy on Friday, which call for continued work and welcome the first encouraging results.
In France, two teams of veterinary researchers have been working on the project since March. One, led by Professor Dominique Grandjean, is located at the National Veterinary School of Alfort in Val-de-Marne. The other is in Strasbourg, guided by Professor Philippe Choquet, teacher-researcher at the CNRS and at the Strasbourg University Hospital.
Promising results
" The dog will sniff the activity of the virus, " explains Professor Dominique Grandjean. Director of the Animal Husbandry and Sport Medicine Unit at the Alfort National Veterinary School, veterinarian and former firefighter, he is convinced of the effectiveness of his
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