AGARTALA: No fresh positive case of avian flu was reported from anywhere other than Mohanpur area in Dhalai district, said Animal Resource Development (ARD) Minister Aghore Debbarma. The Minister said that the department had collected blood samples from different places till April 13 and sent the collected slides to Bhopal based High Security Animal Disease Laboratory for testing. "All the blood samples were tested negative', he said here on Wednesday. Debbarma said that blood slides collected from six different places would be sent to the laboratory for testing on Thursday. Despite improvement in containing avian flu, the department is taking no chance, he said adding that authorities concerned were asked to maintain strict vigil on the movement of birds. "A total of ten surveillance teams are functioning to keep close eye on the situation', Debbrama said adding that the situation would be normal within few days. However, the ban imposed on movement of poultry products from across the border will continue until further order. "There is no ban to eat chicken other than Kamapur subdivision', he said. According to the minister, a total of 40,288 birds were culled from April 8 to April 14 while an amount of Rs 16.01 lakh was paid as compensation. As part of the precautionary measures, poultry farming was banned for the next six months in the affected areas and the department had incurred an expenditure of Rs. 50 lakh to tackle the situation in the wake of avian flu.