Detection gone to the dogs

[Marauder2003]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/coronavirus-sniffing-dogs-unleashed-at-miami-airport-to-detect-virus-in-employees/ar-AAOgN94

[SanDiego619]

This is getting weird.

What if the dog gets covid????

[axhoaxho]

[TrappedinCalifornia]

Caring for Your Pets if You Have COVID-19

...There have been several cases of animals have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus.

Dogs have tested positive for the virus; these cases are uncommon and appear to occur after exposure to infected human family members. While a few dogs have shown concurrent illness possibly due to the COVID-19 virus, most of the infected dogs did not show physical signs of illness...

Animals and COVID-19

Based on the available information to date, the risk of animals spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to people is considered to be low...

At this time, there is no evidence that animals play a significant role in spreading SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, to people. More studies are needed to understand if and how different animals could be affected by SARS-CoV-2.

Some coronaviruses that infect animals can be spread to people and then spread between people, but this is rare. This is what happened with SARS-CoV-2, which likely originated in bats...

Reports of animals infected with SARS-CoV-2 have been documented around the world. Most of these animals became infected after contact with people with COVID-19, including owners, caretakers, or others who were in close contact...

Okay. They are saying dogs can get it FROM humans in 'rare' instances, but it is not 'proven' that animals play a significant role in the spread TO humans; despite the fact that the virus originated in bats. Is that an admission that this virus was tinkered with by humans or is it evidence of, potential animal cruelty?

The bottom line is I have little doubt in terms of the accuracy of the dogs. After all, there are numerous, documented cases of dogs picking up on various health issues, from cancer to diabetic problems, even when sophisticated technology fails to detect it or detect it that early. But, I would be a bit hesitant to allow a 'strange' dog to sniff a mask I'm about to put on my face.