Can dogs sniff out malaria?

Name: Can dogs sniff out malaria?
Uploaded: 2019-06-11T16:08:22Z
Duration: 18 min 19 s
Description: Each year, hundreds of thousands of people around the world die of malaria. Aided by a demo from Freya the malaria-sniffing dog, infectious disease researcher James Logan describes the role of scent in the spread of malaria and explains how dogs can help break that cycle.

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TEDxLondon

• May 2019

Each year, hundreds of thousands of people around the world die of malaria. Aided by a demo from Freya the malaria-sniffing dog, infectious disease researcher James Logan describes the role of scent in the spread of malaria and explains how dogs can help break that cycle.

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James Logan

Biologist, medical entomologist

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Professor James Logan leads an internationally renowned research program at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, presents television programs and has a passion for science and natural history.

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