The 5 Overall health care employees were being definitively seronegative from H5 in all assays, meaning they were not infected with H5. * Avian influenza H5N1, excreted in significant quantities while in the droppings of infected birds, is endemic. Sporadic human conditions obtained by immediate contact with poultry are documented https://www.dailypioneer.com/2016/india/facing-showcause-mamata-dares-ec.html