British research suggests that the use of the dog in the diagnosis of malaria can recognize more than 70% of cases. Early diagnosis of malaria is a key factor in preventing death from injury, which occurs when the diagnosis is delayed. The World Health Organization registered 216 million people with malaria in 2016, of whom 445,000 died worldwide.

The dog may report the odor of the malaria mite early in the illness from a clothing worn by the patient before he has a fever!

The study was conducted by the University of Durham (United Kingdom) and revealed that the malaria microbe emits a distinct odor on the patient's skin, which allows for the formation and reporting of this odor, either by sniffing, by feeling a garment.

The study showed the dog's ability to recognize the smell of malaria from socks worn by an infected early in the course of the disease, before body heat and in case of fever. This means that the dog can be a real quick diagnostic tool.

According to the study recently presented at the American Society of Tropical Diseases conference in New Orleans, dog addiction reduces the diagnosis of malaria, helps detect microbes at a early stage and take corrective action quickly.