The big unknown : the asymptomatic spread of COVID-19

Anguelov, Roumen; Banasiak, Jacek; Bright, Chelsea; Lubuma, Jean M.-S.; Ouifki, Rachid

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dc.contributor.author	Anguelov, Roumen
dc.contributor.author	Banasiak, Jacek
dc.contributor.author	Bright, Chelsea
dc.contributor.author	Lubuma, Jean M.-S.
dc.contributor.author	Ouifki, Rachid
dc.date.accessioned	2021-06-18T12:48:23Z
dc.date.available	2021-06-18T12:48:23Z
dc.date.issued	2020-05
dc.description.abstract	The paper draws attention to the asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic cases of COVID-19, which, according to some reports, may constitute a large fraction of the infected individuals. These cases are often unreported and are not captured in the total number of confirmed cases communicated daily. On the one hand, this group may play a significant role in the spread of the infection, as asymptomatic cases are seldom detected and quarantined. On the other hand, it may play a significant role in disease extinction by contributing to the development of sufficient herd immunity.	en_ZA
dc.description.department	Mathematics and Applied Mathematics	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	pm2021	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://www.biomathforum.org	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Roumen Anguelov, Jacek Banasiak, Chelsea Bright, Jean Lubuma, Rachid Ouifki, The big unknown: The asymptomatic spread of COVID-19, Biomath 9 (2020), 2005103, http://dx.doi.org/10.11145/j.biomath.2020.05.103.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	1314-684X (print)
dc.identifier.issn	1314-7218 (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.11145/j.biomath.2020.05.103
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/80372
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	Biomath Forum	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2020 Anguelov at al.. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0).	en_ZA
dc.subject	Asymptomatic cases	en_ZA
dc.subject	Mildly symptomatic cases	en_ZA
dc.subject	Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)	en_ZA
dc.subject	COVID-19 pandemic	en_ZA
dc.subject	Herd immunity	en_ZA
dc.subject	Unreported cases	en_ZA
dc.subject	Not captured cases	en_ZA
dc.title	The big unknown : the asymptomatic spread of COVID-19	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA