The neurobiology of SARS-CoV-2 infection

J Meinhardt, S Streit, C Dittmayer, RV Manitius… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Worldwide, over 694 million people have been infected with SARS-CoV-2, with an estimated
55–60% of those infected develo** COVID-19. Since the beginning of the pandemic in …

Severity of the Omicron SARS‐CoV‐2 variant compared with the previous lineages: A systematic review

M Arabi, Y Al‐Najjar, N Mhaimeed… - Journal of Cellular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The Omicron variant was first detected in October 2021, which evolved from the original
SARS‐CoV‐2 strain and was found to possess many mutations. Immune evasion was one of …

Why does the omicron variant largely spare olfactory function? Implications for the pathogenesis of anosmia in coronavirus disease 2019

R Butowt, K Bilińska… - The Journal of infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The omicron variant of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 causes much less
olfactory dysfunction than the previous variants. There are several potential mechanisms for …

Prevalence of olfactory dysfunction with the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CS von Bartheld, L Wang - Cells, 2023 - mdpi.com
The omicron variant is thought to cause less olfactory dysfunction than previous variants of
SARS-CoV-2, but the reported prevalence differs greatly between populations and studies …

Neuroinvasion and anosmia are independent phenomena upon infection with SARS-CoV-2 and its variants

GD de Melo, V Perraud, F Alvarez… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Anosmia was identified as a hallmark of COVID-19 early in the pandemic, however, with the
emergence of variants of concern, the clinical profile induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection has …

Prevalence and 24‐month recovery of olfactory dysfunction in COVID‐19 patients: a multicentre prospective study

JR Lechien, LA Vaira, S Saussez - Journal of internal medicine, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate the prevalence and recovery of olfactory dysfunction (OD) in COVID‐
19 patients 24 months after the infection. Methods From 22 March 2020 to 5 June 2022, 251 …

Effectiveness of the pre-Omicron COVID-19 vaccines against Omicron in reducing infection, hospitalization, severity, and mortality compared to Delta and other …

P Paul, A El-Naas, O Hamad, MA Salameh… - Human Vaccines & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Despite widespread mass rollout programs, the rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron
variant called into question the effectiveness of the existing vaccines against infection …

In vitro and in vivo differences in neurovirulence between D614G, Delta And Omicron BA. 1 SARS-CoV-2 variants

L Bauer, M Rissmann, FFW Benavides… - Acta neuropathologica …, 2022 - Springer
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is associated with
various neurological complications. Although the mechanism is not fully understood, several …

[PDF][PDF] Prevalence of olfactory dysfunction in D614G, alpha, delta and omicron waves: a psychophysical case-control study

LA Vaira, JR Lechien, G Deiana, G Salzano… - …, 2023 - pasqualepiombino.it
Prevalence of olfactory dysfunction in D614G, alpha, delta and omicron waves: a
psychophysical case-control study* Page 1 ORIGINAL CONTRIBUTION Prevalence of …

The relative prevalence of the Omicron variant within SARS-CoV-2 infected cohorts in different countries: a systematic review

A Sarkar, S Omar, A Alshareef, K Fanous… - Human Vaccines & …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 was detected in October 2021 and exhibited high
transmissibility, immune evasion, and reduced severity when compared to the earlier …