Trained dogs identify people with malaria parasites by their odour

Work has shown that people infected with malaria parasites produce a body odour that is detected by mosquitoes, which results in malaria mosquitoes preferentially feeding on asymptomatic, malaria-infected individuals.1 We hypothesised that dogs, with their highly advanced sense of smell,2 could be t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Lancet infectious diseases 2019-06, Vol.19 (6), p.578-580
Hauptverfasser:	Guest, Claire, Pinder, Margaret, Doggett, Mark, Squires, Chelci, Affara, Muna, Kandeh, Balla, Dewhirst, Sarah, Morant, Steven V, D'Alessandro, Umberto, Logan, James G, Lindsay, Steve W
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aquatic insects Assistance animals Charities Children & youth Dogs Ethics Exploration Hygiene Infectious diseases Malaria Medical research Microscopy Mosquitoes Odor Olfaction Parasites Smell Vector-borne diseases
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