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dogs can smell malaria from socks of infected

Posted: October 30, 2018, 5:34 pm
by yartims

Re: dogs can smell malaria from socks of infected

Posted: October 31, 2018, 8:05 am
by Bonanza
................whereas by pricking their fingers and checking the blood a 100% accurate result was achieved.

Re: dogs can smell malaria from socks of infected

Posted: November 1, 2018, 8:55 pm
by yartims
and these are for dirt poor countries where they cant afford pinpricks and tests otherwise they would not be doing the research

Re: dogs can smell malaria from socks of infected

Posted: November 2, 2018, 7:16 am
by Bonanza
I would imagine the cost of the research in Milton Keynes (excluding the cost of a specialised dog handler etc) exceeds the cost of a blood test for everyone in the Gambia (population approx 2million).

Indeed, the cost of the needed pair of socks for everyone probably costs more than the cost of a blood test. One blood ***** sample can also be used to test for other diseases.

Re: dogs can smell malaria from socks of infected

Posted: November 2, 2018, 2:50 pm
by saint
Does anyone in these dirt poor countries where socks ?
It is amazing what dogs can detect with their nose . You now got dogs detecting all sorts of ailments and saving many lives .