Trained dogs identify people with malaria parasites by their odour
Lancet Infect Dis
.
2019 Jun;19(6):578-580.
doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30220-8.
Authors
Claire Guest
1
,
Margaret Pinder
2
,
Mark Doggett
1
,
Chelci Squires
3
,
Muna Affara
4
,
Balla Kandeh
5
,
Sarah Dewhirst
3
,
Steven V Morant
6
,
Umberto D'Alessandro
4
,
James G Logan
7
,
Steve W Lindsay
8
Affiliations
1
Medical Detection Dogs, Milton Keynes, UK.
2
Department of Biosciences, Durham University, Durham, UK.
3
ARCTEC, Chariot Innovations, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
4
Medical Research Councils Unit The Gambia at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Fajara, The Gambia.
5
National Malaria Control Programme, Banjul, The Gambia.
6
Medicines Monitoring Unit, Medical Research Institute, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK.
7
Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
8
Department of Biosciences, Durham University, Durham, UK. Electronic address: s.w.lindsay@durham.ac.uk.
PMID:
31122774
DOI:
10.1016/S1473-3099(19)30220-8
No abstract available
Publication types
Letter
MeSH terms
Adolescent
Animals
Animals, Domestic
Child
Dogs
Female
Humans
Malaria / diagnosis*
Malaria / prevention & control*
Male
Odorants / analysis*
Smell*