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  • Public Health

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  • Infectious disease control requires detailed social network data on individual movements and contacts.
  • Current macro-scale data sources (RFID, Bluetooth, mobile location) limit accurate transmission rate estimation and pattern identification in social gatherings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a methodology for precise estimation of individual disease transmission rates.
  • To address the limitations of macro-scale social network data in understanding disease spread dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Installed a real-time location system to collect indoor location data from two college student social events.
  • Estimated infection probabilities based on distance and calibrated with COVID-19 transmission data.
  • Analyzed contact events, intensity, and duration to compute individual infection transmission rates.

Main Results:

  • Most contacts are transient (1-30 seconds) within a 6-foot proximity.
  • Infection transmission is linked to contact duration and frequency within a 6-foot radius.
  • Contact duration and transmission rates correlate with social gathering type and participant density.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed methodology accurately estimates individual transmission rates, considering individual characteristics and social event dynamics.
  • This approach enables tailored public health guidelines for specific social events and individuals.
  • This research is a foundational step toward personalized infectious disease prevention strategies.