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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2023 Aug;29(8):1711-1713.
doi: 10.3201/eid2908.230071.
Longitudinal Association of COVID-19 Hospitalization and Death with Online Search for Loss of Smell or Taste
Derek Toomre, Sasikiran Kandula, Jeffrey Shaman
Surveillance of COVID-19 is challenging but critical for mitigating disease, particularly if predictive of future disease burden. We report a robust multiyear lead-lag association between internet search activity for loss of smell or taste and COVID-19-associated hospitalization and deaths. These search data could help predict COVID-19 surges.
Keywords: COVID-19; Google Trends; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; olfactory; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; surveillance; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2023 Aug;29(8):1711-1713.
doi: 10.3201/eid2908.230071.
Longitudinal Association of COVID-19 Hospitalization and Death with Online Search for Loss of Smell or Taste
Derek Toomre, Sasikiran Kandula, Jeffrey Shaman
- PMID: 37486228
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2908.230071
Surveillance of COVID-19 is challenging but critical for mitigating disease, particularly if predictive of future disease burden. We report a robust multiyear lead-lag association between internet search activity for loss of smell or taste and COVID-19-associated hospitalization and deaths. These search data could help predict COVID-19 surges.
Keywords: COVID-19; Google Trends; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; olfactory; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; surveillance; viruses; zoonoses.