The discovery of dead birds on the UMass Amherst campus and at a lake in Taunton further fuels concerns about bird flu.

The first two cases of bird flu on the University of Massachusetts campus were discovered over the weekend when two deceased Canadian geese tested positive for disease, the university announced.

AMHERST - Two Canada geese found dead on the UMass Amherst campus recently have tested positive for avian flu, the school said Tuesday. This comes after dozens of geese died of suspected bird flu in Plymouth,

Two Canada geese found on the campus of UMass Amherst have tested positive for bird flu. According to the University, the geese tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), (H5N1) which is the first known positive test on campus.

Two Canadian geese that were found dead on the flagship University of Massachusetts campus have tested positive for bird flu, the university confirmed Monday. The geese are the first known cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza,