Accelerometers that read behavior of wild boars can detect when they are infected with a fatal virus

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Sep 12, 2023, 4:28 pm117 pts
Behavioral sensors attached to wild boars have been used to detect when animals are sick with African Swine Fever, a fatal viral disease that affects both boar and domestic pigs. Accelerometer sensors, which measure tiny changes in movement, showed that wild boars reduced their daily activity by up to 20% when…

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