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Dogs trained to detect COVID-19 will soon sniff out the virus at Florida Capitol
Dogs are sniffing out the virus on college campuses and soon at the state Capitol.A new tool to detect COVID-19 has four legs and a tail.Dogs are sniffing out the virus on college campuses and soon at the state Capitol.A team of Florida International University (FIU) researchers trained several dogs to detect the virus.They say COVID produces a certain smell and an odor that dogs can be trained to detect."We began a process of collecting items that were either used by individuals that were either positive for COVID," said Kenneth Furton, FIU provost and chief operating officer.The trained dogs will work on campus at FIU this spring as part of the effort to control the spread of the virus.AdvertisementMuch like bomb-detecting dogs, COVID-19