An olfactory self-test effectively screens for COVID-19.

Kobi SnitzDanielle HonigsteinReut Weissgross Aharon Ravia Eva MishorOfer PerlShiri KaragachAbebe MedhanieNir HarelSagit ShushanYehudah RothBehzad IravaniArtin ArshamianGernot ErnstMasako OkamotoCindy PooNiccolò Bonacchi Zachary F MainenErminio MonteleoneCaterina DinnellaSara SpinelliFranklin Mariño-SánchezCamille FerdenziMonique SmeetsKazushige TouharaMoustafa BensafiThomas HummelJohan N Lundström Noam Sobel

Published in: Communications medicine (2022)

The current odorant-based olfactory screen adds a component to online symptom-checkers, to potentially provide an added first line of defense that can help fight disease progression at the population level. The data derived from this tool may allow better understanding of the link between COVID-19 and olfaction.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
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electronic health record
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respiratory syndrome coronavirus
genome wide
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dna methylation
data analysis