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. 2023 Mar 5;13:3679. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-30897-1

Table 5.

Summary of results from volunteers who tested negative on the rapid antigen test (RAD) and were sniffed by the sniffer dogs in the field work, grouped based on being sniffed by a single dog (one) or multiple dogs (multiple).

Number of sniffer dogs examining each volunteer Dog Correct choice rates
One NALA

n. correct choices/total negative = 100% (2/2)

n. incorrect choices/total negative = 0% (0/2)

One HOPE

n. correct choices/total negative = 95% (20/21)

n. incorrect choices/total negative = 5% (1/21)

One NIM

n. correct choices/total negative = 100% (7/7)

n. incorrect choices/total negative = 0% (0/7)

One CHAOS

n. correct choices/total negative = 100% (1/1)

n. incorrect choices/total negative = 0% (0/1)

Volunteer code Number of sniffer dogs examining each volunteer Correct sniffer dog
dqa Multiple NALA
IRIS
NIM
CHAOS
HOPE
dalb Multiple NALA
HOPE
fnifu Multiple NALA
HOPE
fnifd Multiple NALA
HOPE
drev Multiple HOPE
IRIS
NIM
CHAOS
dce Multiple NIM
NALA
HOPE
dpl Multiple NALA
HOPE
NIM
fnirzo2 Multiple HOPE
NALA
fnirza Multiple NALA
HOPE
dgr Multiple IRIS
CHAOS
dmr Multiple IRIS
CHAOS
dcg Multiple IRIS
CHAOS
dsa Multiple IRIS
CHAOS
fnid3 Multiple NALA
HOPE
fnid4 Multiple NALA
HOPE
Fnim Multiple NIM
HOPE
fnid11 Multiple HOPE
NIM
Ftu Multiple NALA
HOPE
dpa Multiple NALA
HOPE
NIM
fmabno2 Multiple HOPE
IRIS
fmad Multiple HOPE
IRIS
fmanza2 Multiple HOPE
IRIS
fmanzo2 Multiple HOPE
IRIS
fmarzo Multiple HOPE
IRIS
fnid Multiple NALA
HOPE
fnirza2 Multiple NALA
HOPE
ftrzo Multiple NALA
HOPE

Name of sniffer dogs with wrong choices are in bold.