The big unknown : the asymptomatic spread of COVID-19

dc.contributor.authorAnguelov, Roumen
dc.contributor.authorBanasiak, Jacek
dc.contributor.authorBright, Chelsea
dc.contributor.authorLubuma, Jean M.-S.
dc.contributor.authorOuifki, Rachid
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-18T12:48:23Z
dc.date.available2021-06-18T12:48:23Z
dc.date.issued2020-05
dc.description.abstractThe 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.departmentMathematics and Applied Mathematicsen_ZA
dc.description.librarianpm2021en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.biomathforum.orgen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationRoumen 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.issn1314-684X (print)
dc.identifier.issn1314-7218 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.11145/j.biomath.2020.05.103
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/80372
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherBiomath Forumen_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.subjectAsymptomatic casesen_ZA
dc.subjectMildly symptomatic casesen_ZA
dc.subjectCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)en_ZA
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemicen_ZA
dc.subjectHerd immunityen_ZA
dc.subjectUnreported casesen_ZA
dc.subjectNot captured casesen_ZA
dc.titleThe big unknown : the asymptomatic spread of COVID-19en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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