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A deterministic model for an SIR epidemic with silent infections is investigated. It is shown for the model studied that the extent to which silent infections are present may be determined from data concerning only those individuals with symptomatic infection.
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This research was supported by the National Institutes of Health through National Research Service Award GM05839.
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Kemper, J.T. Identification of silent infections in SIR epidemics. Bltn Mathcal Biology 43, 249–257 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02462199
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