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An analysis of the equilibrium points, examples of numerical solutions, and comparisons with the dynamics of real epidemics are provided. A stable quasi-equilibrium for the particular case of almost completely hidden epidemics was also revealed. Numerical results and comparisons with the COVID-19 epidemic dynamics in Austria and South Korea showed that re-infections, newborns, and hidden cases make epidemics endless. Newborns can cause repeated epidemic waves even without re-infections. In particular, the next epidemic peak of pertussis in England is expected to occur in 2031. With the use of effective algorithms for parameter identification, the proposed approach can ensure effective predictions of visible and hidden numbers of cases and infectious and removed patients.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/computation13050113","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,9]],"date-time":"2025-05-09T06:18:51Z","timestamp":1746771531000},"page":"113","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["How Re-Infections and Newborns Can Impact Visible and Hidden Epidemic Dynamics?"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Igor","family":"Nesteruk","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Hydromechanics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 03680 Kyiv, Ukraine"},{"name":"Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB3 0EH, UK"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"700","article-title":"A Contribution to the mathematical theory of epidemics","volume":"115","author":"Kermack","year":"1927","journal-title":"J. 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