Communications Medicine (Apr 2022)
An olfactory self-test effectively screens for COVID-19
- Kobi Snitz,
- Danielle Honigstein,
- Reut Weissgross,
- Aharon Ravia,
- Eva Mishor,
- Ofer Perl,
- Shiri Karagach,
- Abebe Medhanie,
- Nir Harel,
- Sagit Shushan,
- Yehudah Roth,
- Behzad Iravani,
- Artin Arshamian,
- Gernot Ernst,
- Masako Okamoto,
- Cindy Poo,
- Niccolò Bonacchi,
- Zachary Mainen,
- Erminio Monteleone,
- Caterina Dinnella,
- Sara Spinelli,
- Franklin Mariño-Sánchez,
- Camille Ferdenzi,
- Monique Smeets,
- Kazushige Touhara,
- Moustafa Bensafi,
- Thomas Hummel,
- Johan N. Lundström,
- Noam Sobel
Affiliations
- Kobi Snitz
- Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science
- Danielle Honigstein
- Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science
- Reut Weissgross
- Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science
- Aharon Ravia
- Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science
- Eva Mishor
- Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science
- Ofer Perl
- Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science
- Shiri Karagach
- Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science
- Abebe Medhanie
- Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science
- Nir Harel
- Department of Fine Arts, Bezalel Academy of Fine Arts and Design
- Sagit Shushan
- Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science
- Yehudah Roth
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Edith Wolfson Medical Center
- Behzad Iravani
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet
- Artin Arshamian
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet
- Gernot Ernst
- Psychological institute, Oslo University
- Masako Okamoto
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- Cindy Poo
- Champalimaud Research, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
- Niccolò Bonacchi
- Champalimaud Research, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
- Zachary Mainen
- Champalimaud Research, Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown
- Erminio Monteleone
- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry, University of Florence
- Caterina Dinnella
- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry, University of Florence
- Sara Spinelli
- Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry, University of Florence
- Franklin Mariño-Sánchez
- Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery Unit, Otorhinolaryngology Department, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital
- Camille Ferdenzi
- Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, CNRS - INSERM - University Claude Bernard of Lyon
- Monique Smeets
- Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Utrecht University
- Kazushige Touhara
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
- Moustafa Bensafi
- Lyon Neuroscience Research Center, CNRS - INSERM - University Claude Bernard of Lyon
- Thomas Hummel
- Smell and Taste Clinic, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, TU Dresden
- Johan N. Lundström
- Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet
- Noam Sobel
- Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s43856-022-00095-7
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 2,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 12
Abstract
Snitz et al. develop a web-based olfactory screening tool for COVID-19, which relies on users smelling household odorants. Based on data from participants in 134 countries, the authors report that olfactory ratings are indicative of COVID-19 status.
