Days after avian influenza was reported in Maharashtra`s Thane, this infection has now been detected among birds at a poultry farm in the Vasai-Virar region of its neighbouring Palghar district, an official said.

Palghar`s district veterinary officer Dr Prashant Kamble said that some birds at the poultry farm died, after which their samples were sent for testing. "The test results confirmed that the birds were infected with the H5N1 virus. The reports were received on Friday night," he said, adding that the situation is not serious.