Click to play videoNew Delhi: Bird flu is spreading fast in West Bengal.
Five human samples have tested negative for bird flu. The samples came from five people from Murshidabad who were exhibiting flu symptoms and had been kept under observation.
"The samples sent to National Institute of Virology, Pune, were found negative," confirmed state Animal Husbandry Minister, Anirsur Rehman.
Authorities have asked for random human samples to be sent for testing.
Malda is the seventh district to be affected by the deadly avian flu virus.
So far, the districts affected are North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas, Hooghly, Nadia, West Midnapur and Birbhum.
Around 20 million people live in these affected areas.
The number of culling teams have been increased from 60 to 400. But the teams are often being hounded out of villages and people are still preferring to consume their birds rather than handing them over for culling.
The situation is increasingly becoming worrisome in the state with a large backyard poultry population that mingles freely with ducks and wild birds.
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