Diagnosis; Medical Dog; Sars-CoV-2; Human; pandemic control; canine detection
Disciplines :
Laboratory medicine & medical technology
Author, co-author :
Meller, Sebastian; Department of Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hanover, Germany
Sultan Ali Al Khatri, Maryam; Dubai Police K9, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Alhammadi, Hamad Khatir; International Operations Department, Ministry of Interior of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Álvarez, Guadalupe; Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alvergnat, Guillaume; International Operations Department, Ministry of Interior of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Câmara Alves, Lêucio; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Callewaert, Chris; Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Caraguel, Charles G. B.; School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia
Carancci, Paula; Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chaber, Anne-Lise; School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia
Charalambous, Marios; Department of Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hanover, Germany
Desquilbet, Loïc; École Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, IMRB, Université Paris Est, Maisons-Alfort, France
Ebbers, Hans; Kynoscience UG, Hörstel, Germany
Ebbers, Janek; Kynoscience UG, Hörstel, Germany
Grandjean, Dominique; École Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Université Paris-Est, Maisons-Alfort, France
Guest, Claire; Medical Detection Dogs, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Guyot, Hugues ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals and Health (FARAH) > FARAH: Productions animales durables
Hielm-Björkman, Anna; Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Hopkins, Amy; Medical Detection Dogs, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Kreienbrock, Lothar; Department of Biometry, Epidemiology and Information Processing, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hanover, Germany
Logan, James G.; Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom > Arctech Innovation, The Cube, Dagenham, United Kingdom
Lorenzo, Hector; Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
de Cassia Carvalho Maia, Rita; Department of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Mancilla-Tapia, Juan M.; Laboratory OBI K19 Biodetection Center, Hermosillo, Mexico
Mardones, Fernando O.; Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal and Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
Mutesa, Leon; Center for Human Genetics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda > Rwanda National Joint Task Force COVID-19, Kigali, Rwanda
Nsanzimana, Sabin; University Teaching Hospital of Butare, Butare, Rwanda
Otto, Cynthia M.; Penn Vet Working Dog Center, Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
Salgado-Caxito, Marília; Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal and Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
de los Santos, Florencia; Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Santos da Silva, Jeine Emanuele; Department of Animal Morphology and Physiology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Schalke, Esther; Bundeswehr Medical Service Headquarters, Koblenz, Germany
Schoneberg, Clara; Department of Biometry, Epidemiology and Information Processing, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hanover, Germany
Soares, Anísio Francisco; Department of Animal Morphology and Physiology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
Twele, Friederike; Department of Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hanover, Germany
Vidal-Martínez, Victor Manuel; Laboratorio de Parasitología y Patología Acuática, Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN Unidad Mérida, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
Zapata, Ariel; Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Zimin-Veselkoff, Natalia; Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal and Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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