Biothermal RFID chips promise to alert about Avian flu

"In what may serve as a major relief to governments and poultry owners the world over, biothermal RFID (radio frequency identification) chips now promise to alert them about avian flu. Currently, the only crude methods of identifying avian flu include looking out for discolouration of the beak, sneezing, dioarrhoea, or sudden death. US-based Digital Angel Corporation has introduced a biothermal chip and an RFID reader to alert poultry farmers to rising temperatures in the flock — a vital sign of the flu." Source: business-standard.com