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Letter to the Editor

Real-time detection of Covid-19 positive persons using sniffer dog

Nathalie Wurtza Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, MEPHI, Marseille, France;b Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, Marseille, FranceView further author information
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Alexandre Lacostec Bataillon de Marins-Pompiers de Marseille, FranceView further author information
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Bernard La Scolaa Aix Marseille Univ, IRD, AP-HM, MEPHI, Marseille, France;b Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Méditerranée-Infection, Marseille, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 384-386 | Received 20 Dec 2021, Accepted 19 Jan 2022, Published online: 02 Feb 2022

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