How Maui Dogs Are Learning How To Sniff Out Coronavirus Infections… Perspiration samples from Hawaii residents recently diagnosed with COVID-19 are key to a study of whether dogs can sniff out the virus.
Dogs have millions more olfactory receptors in their noses than humans, giving them a salient talent for sniffing out threats ranging from illicit drugs and invasive pests to bombs and criminal suspects.
Now four dogs on Maui are joining an international effort to figure out whether canines can detect a distinct scent found in the sweat of people infected with the new coronavirus.
The hope is that dogs will one day be deployed in airports, schools and hospitals to swiftly screen crowds for people infected with COVID-19.
