A second commercial case of avian influenza, or the “bird flu,” has been confirmed in northeast Georgia, according to the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

Georgia detects bird flu in a second poultry flock, suspending poultry activities. Retail sales of poultry products remain unaffected, while nearby operations face increased surveillance.

A second bird flu case has arisen in Georgia out of a poultry flock in Elbert County, state agriculture officials announced Wednesday morning. The announcement that a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been found in a second flock comes less than a week after the Georgia Department of Agriculture announced a case in a flock about 200 yards away from the newly confirmed case,