Modelling infection spread using location tracking.

Mason, Andrew Michael; Dingle, Nicholas John; Knottenbelt, William John; Bell, Derek; Buchanan, William J; Thuemmler, Christoph

Abstract

The precision of location tracking technology has improved greatly over the last few decades. We aim to show that by tracking the locations of individuals in a closed environment, it is now possible to record the nature and frequency of interactions between them. Further, that it is possible to use such data to predict the way in which an infection will spread throughout such a population, given parameters such as transmission and recovery rates. We accordingly present a software package that is capable of recording and then replaying location data provided by a high-precision location tracking system. The software then employs a combination of SIR modelling and the epidemiological technique of contact tracing in order to predict the spread of an ...

Citation

Mason, A. M., Dingle, N. J., Knottenbelt, W. J., Bell, D., Buchanan, W. J., & Thuemmler, C. (2010). Modelling infection spread using location tracking. International Journal of Healthcare Technology and Management, 11, 442-461. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJHTM.2010.036925

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2010
• Deposit Date: Dec 14, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Dec 31, 2010
• Print ISSN: 1368-2156
• Electronic ISSN: 1741-5144
• Publisher: Inderscience
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 11
• Pages: 442-461
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJHTM.2010.036925
• Keywords: Location tracking technology; infection spread; transmission; recovery rates; SIR modelling; epidemiology
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3868
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJHTM.2010.036925