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Dr Jane Parker, Director of our Flavour Centre<\/a> is working with clinicians and sensory scientists on a global survey<\/a> to track the loss of smell and\/or taste reported in detailed studies to provide more evidence linking anosmia to Covid-19. This is in response to the recent UK Government Covid-19 announcement, based on World Health Organization<\/a> publication, to include anosmia as a possible Covid-19 symptom.<\/p>\n

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The inclusion of sudden anosmia is important as it may be an early \u2013 and sometimes the only \u2013 symptom of Covid-19 infection. The indications are that if we were all to respond to this cue by self-isolating, it could reduce the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n

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