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. 2020 Aug 12:taaa131. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa131
Could bio-detection dogs be used to limit the spread of COVID-19 by travellers?
Robert T Jones
1, Claire Guest
2, Steve W Lindsay
3, Immo Kleinschmidt
4, John Bradley
4, Sarah Dewhirst
5, Anna Last
6, James G Logan
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Robert T Jones, PhD
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Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Steve W Lindsay, PhD
3
Department of Biosciences, Durham University
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Immo Kleinschmidt, PhD
4
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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John Bradley, PhD
4
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Sarah Dewhirst, PhD
5
ARCTEC, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Anna Last, MD
6
Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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James G Logan, PhD
4
Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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1
Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
2Medical Detection Dogs
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Department of Biosciences, Durham University
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Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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ARCTEC, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
6
Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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To whom correspondence should be addressed. Department of Disease Control, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT. Email: James.Logan@lshtm.ac.uk
Received 2020 Jul 30; Revised 2020 Aug 3; Accepted 2020 Aug 5.
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