Longitudinal Association of COVID-19 Hospitalization and Death with Online Search for Loss of Smell or Taste
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 s...
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| author | Derek Toomre Sasikiran Kandula Jeffrey Shaman |
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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.
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| spelling | doaj.art-8a886a74e4744ef2b3655e3f8558c5382023-07-21T14:59:24ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592023-08-012981711171310.3201/eid2908.230071Longitudinal Association of COVID-19 Hospitalization and Death with Online Search for Loss of Smell or TasteDerek ToomreSasikiran KandulaJeffrey 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. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/8/23-0071_articleCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2coronavirus diseasesevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2viruseszoonoses |
| spellingShingle | Derek Toomre Sasikiran Kandula Jeffrey Shaman Longitudinal Association of COVID-19 Hospitalization and Death with Online Search for Loss of Smell or Taste Emerging Infectious Diseases COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus disease severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 viruses zoonoses |
| title | Longitudinal Association of COVID-19 Hospitalization and Death with Online Search for Loss of Smell or Taste |
| title_full | Longitudinal Association of COVID-19 Hospitalization and Death with Online Search for Loss of Smell or Taste |
| title_fullStr | Longitudinal Association of COVID-19 Hospitalization and Death with Online Search for Loss of Smell or Taste |
| title_full_unstemmed | Longitudinal Association of COVID-19 Hospitalization and Death with Online Search for Loss of Smell or Taste |
| title_short | Longitudinal Association of COVID-19 Hospitalization and Death with Online Search for Loss of Smell or Taste |
| title_sort | longitudinal association of covid 19 hospitalization and death with online search for loss of smell or taste |
| topic | COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus disease severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 viruses zoonoses |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/8/23-0071_article |
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