Dogs could be used for rapid, non-invasive malaria detection

Currently, in order to check if someone has malaria but isn't showing any symptoms yet, a blood sample has to be drawn and analyzed. Thanks to an ongoing research project, however, it may soon be possible to detect the disease on the spot within seconds – using sniffer dogs.

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Category: Medical

Tags:

• Dogs
• Durham University
• Malaria
• Odor
• Scent

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