ArticleFrontiers in medicine2022
Expert considerations and consensus for using dogs to detect human SARS-CoV-2-infections.
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39 authors.
Sebastian MellerDepartment of Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hanover, Germany.
Maryam Sultan Ali Al KhatriDubai Police K9, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Hamad Khatir AlhammadiInternational Operations Department, Ministry of Interior of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Guadalupe ÁlvarezFaculty of Veterinary Science, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Guillaume AlvergnatInternational Operations Department, Ministry of Interior of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Lêucio Câmara AlvesDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Chris CallewaertCenter for Microbial Ecology and Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.
Charles G B CaraguelSchool of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia.
Paula CarancciFaculty of Veterinary Science, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Anne-Lise ChaberSchool of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Roseworthy, SA, Australia.
Marios CharalambousDepartment of Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hanover, Germany.
Loïc DesquilbetÉcole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, IMRB, Université Paris Est, Maisons-Alfort, France.
Hans EbbersKynoscience UG, Hörstel, Germany.
Janek EbbersKynoscience UG, Hörstel, Germany.
Dominique GrandjeanÉcole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Université Paris-Est, Maisons-Alfort, France.
Claire GuestMedical Detection Dogs, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom.
Hugues GuyotClinical Department of Production Animals, Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals & Health Research Unit, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
Anna Hielm-BjörkmanDepartment of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
Amy HopkinsMedical Detection Dogs, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom.
Lothar KreienbrockDepartment of Biometry, Epidemiology and Information Processing, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hanover, Germany.
James G LoganDepartment of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Hector LorenzoFaculty of Veterinary Science, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Rita de Cassia Carvalho MaiaDepartment of Veterinary Medicine, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Juan M Mancilla-TapiaLaboratory OBI K19 Biodetection Center, Hermosillo, Mexico.
Fernando O MardonesEscuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal and Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Leon MutesaCenter for Human Genetics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Kigali, Rwanda.
Sabin NsanzimanaUniversity Teaching Hospital of Butare, Butare, Rwanda.
Cynthia M OttoPenn Vet Working Dog Center, Department of Clinical Sciences and Advanced Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States.
Marília Salgado-CaxitoEscuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal and Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Florencia de Los SantosFaculty of Veterinary Science, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Jeine Emanuele Santos da SilvaDepartment of Animal Morphology and Physiology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Esther SchalkeBundeswehr Medical Service Headquarters, Koblenz, Germany.
Clara SchonebergDepartment of Biometry, Epidemiology and Information Processing, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hanover, Germany.
Anísio Francisco SoaresDepartment of Animal Morphology and Physiology, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Friederike TweleDepartment of Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hanover, Germany.
Victor Manuel Vidal-MartínezLaboratorio de Parasitología y Patología Acuática, Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN Unidad Mérida, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
Ariel ZapataFaculty of Veterinary Science, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Natalia Zimin-VeselkoffEscuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal and Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas y Facultad de Medicina, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
Holger A VolkDepartment of Small Animal Medicine & Surgery, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Hanover, Germany.
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