Expert considerations and consensus for using dogs to detect human SARS-CoV-2-infections

Keywords canine detection , SARS-CoV-2 , COVID-19 , test system , pandemic control Citation Meller S, Al Khatri MSA, Alhammadi HK, Álvarez G, Alvergnat G, Alves LC, Callewaert C, Caraguel CGB, Carancci P, Chaber A-L, Charalambous M, Desquilbet L, Ebbers H, Ebbers J, Grandjean D, Guest C, Guyot H, Hielm-Björkman A, Hopkins A, Kreienbrock L, Logan JG, Lorenzo H, Maia RCC, Mancilla-Tapia JM, Mardones FO, Mutesa L, Nsanzimana S, Otto CM, Salgado-Caxito M, de los Santos F, da Silva JES, Schalke E, Schoneberg C, Soares AF, Twele F, Vidal-Martínez VM, Zapata A, Zimin-Veselkoff N and Volk HA (2022) Expert considerations and consensus for using dogs to detect human SARS-CoV-2-infections . Front. Med. 9:1015620. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.1015620 Received 09 August 2022 Accepted 17 November 2022 Published 08 December 2022 Volume 9 - 2022 Edited by Olivier Vandenberg, Laboratoire Hospitalier Universitaire de Bruxelles (LHUB-ULB), Belgium Reviewed by Thomas Passler, Auburn University, United States Updates Check for updates Copyright © 2022 Meller, Al Khatri, Alhammadi, Álvarez, Alvergnat, Alves, Callewaert, Caraguel, Carancci, Chaber, Charalambous, Desquilbet, Ebbers, Ebbers, Grandjean, Guest, Guyot, Hielm-Björkman, Hopkins, Kreienbrock, Logan, Lorenzo, Maia, Mancilla-Tapia, Mardones, Mutesa, Nsanzimana, Otto, Salgado-Caxito, de los Santos, da Silva, Schalke, Schoneberg, Soares, Twele, Vidal-Martínez, Zapata, Zimin-Veselkoff and Volk. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) . The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. *Correspondence: Sebastian Meller, sebastian.meller@tiho-hannover.de †These authors share senior authorship This article was submitted to Infectious Diseases: Pathogenesis and Therapy, a section of the journal Frontiers in Medicine Disclaimer All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.