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. 2021 Jun 3;4:686. doi: 10.1038/s42003-021-02232-9

Table 5.

Test estimates of two screening tests K9 and RT_PCR for diagnosis of COVID-19 in the human population (n = 3134) in UAE.

Parameter Tests estimates (test 1: K9; test 2: RT-PCR)
Median 95% PCI
Prevalence in Asia (pop 1) 0.02 0.006–0.043
Prevalence in Africa (pop 2) 0.007 0.003–0.014
Se of K9 dogs 0.89 0.65–0.99
Se of RT-PCR 0.73 0.38–0.99
Sp of K9 dogs 0.99 0.99–1.0
Sp of RT-PCR 0.99 0.99–1.0
p.se 1 0.00–1.00
p.sp 0 0.00–1.00