Germania, cani addestrati per fiutare il coronavirus. FOTO

L'esercito tedesco assieme all'università di Veterinaria di Hannoverha ha avviato un progetto capire se gli animali possano identificare una persona contagiata dal Covid-19

epa08564125 A Coronavirus sniffer dog during a training session at the School for Service Dogs of the Bundeswehr in Ulmen near Koblenz, Germany, 24 July 2020. In the German Bundeswehr Graefin-von-Maltzan barracks in Ulmen, service dogs are being trained as sniffer dogs for the coronavirus Covid-19. EPA/RONALD WITTEK

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Nella caserma di Bundeswehr Graefin-von-Maltzan, a Ulmen, in Germania, è in corso un progetto per capire se i cani possano fiutare il coronavirus

Coronavirus, firmato un protocollo di sicurezza per le Pa

epa08564073 An explosives detection dog poses at School for Service Dogs of the Bundeswehr in Ulmen near Koblenz, Germany, 24 July 2020. In the German Bundeswehr Graefin-von-Maltzan barracks in Ulmen, service dogs are being trained as sniffer dogs for the coronavirus Covid-19. EPA/RONALD WITTEK

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Il programma è stato realizzato in collaborazione con l'università di Veterinaria di Hannover

Coronavirus, misure e precauzioni per il Covid-19 in spiaggia

epa08564076 A dog trainer of the Bundeswehr with his dog at the School for Service Dogs of the Bundeswehr in Ulmen near Koblenz, Germany, 24 July 2020. In the German Bundeswehr Graefin-von-Maltzan barracks in Ulmen, service dogs are being trained as sniffer dogs for the coronavirus Covid-19. EPA/RONALD WITTEK

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Al momento sono impegnati nell'addestramento 10 animali di diverse razze

epa08564134 Joe a Coronavirus sniffer dog and his trainer during a training session at the School for Service Dogs of the Bundeswehr in Ulmen near Koblenz, Germany, 24 July 2020. In the German Bundeswehr Graefin-von-Maltzan barracks in Ulmen, service dogs are being trained as sniffer dogs for the coronavirus Covid-19. EPA/RONALD WITTEK

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Vengono coinvolti, tra gli altri, pastori alsaziani, spaniel e golden retriever

epa08564120 A Coronavirus sniffer dog during a training session at the School for Service Dogs of the Bundeswehr in Ulmen near Koblenz, Germany, 24 July 2020. In the German Bundeswehr Graefin-von-Maltzan barracks in Ulmen, service dogs are being trained as sniffer dogs for the coronavirus Covid-19. EPA/RONALD WITTEK

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Sono cani già addestrati a rilevare l'odore di esplosivi e droga

epa08564127 A Coronavirus sniffer dog during a training session at the School for Service Dogs of the Bundeswehr in Ulmen near Koblenz, Germany, 24 July 2020. In the German Bundeswehr Graefin-von-Maltzan barracks in Ulmen, service dogs are being trained as sniffer dogs for the coronavirus Covid-19. EPA/RONALD WITTEK

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Il progetto vuole scoprire se è possibile per un cane identificare una persona contagiata dal coronavirus in base al suo odore

epa08564133 Joe a Coronavirus sniffer dog and his trainer during a training session at the School for Service Dogs of the Bundeswehr in Ulmen near Koblenz, Germany, 24 July 2020. In the German Bundeswehr Graefin-von-Maltzan barracks in Ulmen, service dogs are being trained as sniffer dogs for the coronavirus Covid-19. EPA/RONALD WITTEK

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Da anni è stato dimostrato che l'olfatto del cane è in grado di rilevare alcune malattie, dal cancro al diabete

epa08564001 German Minister of Defence Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (2-R) watching a dog's training session during her visit to a School for Service Dogs of the Bundeswehr in Ulmen near Koblenz, Germany, 24 July 2020. In the German Bundeswehr Graefin-von-Maltzan barracks in Ulmen, service dogs are being trained as sniffer dogs for the coronavirus Covid-19. EPA/RONALD WITTEK

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L'addestramento prevede che gli animali annusino campioni di saliva di persone infette, nei quali il virus è stato inattivato

epa08564126 Joe a Coronavirus sniffer dog and his trainer during a training session at the School for Service Dogs of the Bundeswehr in Ulmen near Koblenz, Germany, 24 July 2020. In the German Bundeswehr Graefin-von-Maltzan barracks in Ulmen, service dogs are being trained as sniffer dogs for the coronavirus Covid-19. EPA/RONALD WITTEK

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Il progetto finora ha avuto "un tasso di successo dell'80%" hanno fatto sapere i ricercatori

Coronavirus, la situazione in Italia: grafici e mappe

epa08564077 An explosives detection dog poses at School for Service Dogs of the Bundeswehr in Ulmen near Koblenz, Germany, 24 July 2020. In the German Bundeswehr Graefin-von-Maltzan barracks in Ulmen, service dogs are being trained as sniffer dogs for the coronavirus Covid-19. EPA/RONALD WITTEK

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In una seconda fase dell'esperimento il virus sarà attivo e addestratori e cani lavoreranno in regime di massima sicurezza per evitare il rischio di rimanere contagiati

Coronavirus, uno "scudo genetico" potrebbe aver preservato il Sud