Before revision: Skeptical analysis In a May 25, 2012 article, “What to make of Medical Dogs” published by Science-Based Medicine, Peter Lipson reported on his review of the scientific literature regarding these claims and found valid support for positive conclusions to be lacking: Other claimed canine disease detection capabilitiesA Covid-19 detection dog demonstration at Discover Dogs 2021.In 2021, in order to fight the spread of the 2019-nCoV virus during the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of dogs was initiated to detect people infected with this pathogen.
After revision: Skeptical analysis In a May 25, 2012 article, “What to make of Medical Dogs” published by Science-Based Medicine, Peter Lipson reported on his review of the scientific literature regarding these claims and found valid support for positive conclusions to be lacking: