[HTML][HTML] Canine olfactory detection and its relevance to medical detection

P Jendrny, F Twele, S Meller, ADME Osterhaus… - BMC infectious …, 2021 - Springer
The extraordinary olfactory sense of canines combined with the possibility to learn by
operant conditioning enables dogs for their use in medical detection in a wide range of …

[HTML][HTML] Scent dog identification of samples from COVID-19 patients–a pilot study

P Jendrny, C Schulz, F Twele, S Meller… - BMC infectious …, 2020 - Springer
Background As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, early, ideally real-time,
identification of SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals is pivotal in interrupting infection chains …

[HTML][HTML] Expert considerations and consensus for using dogs to detect human SARS-CoV-2-infections

S Meller, MSA Al Khatri, HK Alhammadi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The respiratory coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) quickly developed into a pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] Scent dog identification of SARS-CoV-2 infections in different body fluids

P Jendrny, F Twele, S Meller, C Schulz… - BMC Infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Background The main strategy to contain the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic remains to
implement a comprehensive testing, tracing and quarantining strategy until vaccination of …

[HTML][HTML] Discrimination of SARS-CoV-2 infections from other viral respiratory infections by scent detection dogs

NA Ten Hagen, F Twele, S Meller, P Jendrny… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: Testing of possibly infected individuals remains cornerstone of containing the
spread of SARS-CoV-2. Detection dogs could contribute to mass screening. Previous …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of post-COVID-19 patients using medical scent detection dogs—a pilot study

F Twele, NA Ten Hagen, S Meller, C Schulz… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
There is a growing number of COVID-19 patients experiencing long-term symptoms months
after their acute SARS-CoV-2 infection. Previous research proved dogs' ability to detect …

Is there a difference? Comparison of golden retrievers and dogs affected by breed-specific legislation regarding aggressive behavior

SA Ott, E Schalke, AM von Gaertner… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2008 - Elsevier
Between 2000 and 2002, legislation in Lower Saxony insinuated a special dangerousness
of certain dog breeds, and controls were imposed on them. Exemption was only possible if …

Canine real-time detection of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the context of a mass screening event

NA Ten Hagen, F Twele, S Meller, L Wijnen… - BMJ global …, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Previous research demonstrated that medical scent detection dogs have the
ability to distinguish SARS-CoV-2 positive from negative samples with high diagnostic …

Is breed-specific legislation justified? Study of the results of the temperament test of Lower Saxony

E Schalke, SA Ott, AM von Gaertner… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2008 - Elsevier
Beginning in July 2000 legislation in Lower Saxony restricted the keeping of bull terriers,
American Staffordshire terriers, pit bull terriers, and 11 other breeds. Exemption was …

[HTML][HTML] Use of trained scent dogs for detection of COVID-19 and evidence of cost-saving

L Mutesa, G Misbah, E Remera, H Ebbers… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background One of the lessons learned from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pandemic is the importance of early, flexible, and rapidly deployable disease detection …