Nature Communications (Jun 2021)

Modeling the effectiveness of olfactory testing to limit SARS-CoV-2 transmission

  • Daniel B. Larremore,
  • Derek Toomre,
  • Roy Parker

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23315-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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A central problem in the COVID-19 pandemic is that there is not enough testing to prevent infectious spread of SARS-CoV-2, causing surges and lockdowns with human and economic toll. Here, the authors evaluate an alternative strategy based on the monitoring of olfactory dysfunction with a mathematical model.