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SUBMITTER: Asseo K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7689487 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Asseo Kim K Fierro Fabrizio F Slavutsky Yuli Y Frasnelli Johannes J Niv Masha Y MY
Scientific reports 20201125 1
Web search tools are widely used by the general public to obtain health-related information, and analysis of search data is often suggested for public health monitoring. We analyzed popularity of searches related to smell loss and taste loss, recently listed as symptoms of COVID-19. Searches on sight loss and hearing loss, which are not considered as COVID-19 symptoms, were used as control. Google Trends results per region in Italy or state in the US were compared to COVID-19 incidence in the co ...[more]