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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Main Authors: Derek Toomre, Sasikiran Kandula, Jeffrey Shaman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/8/23-0071_article

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