Bird flu likely killed dozens of Canada geese, swans, other birds in Massachusetts: ‘The public should strictly avoid handling any sick or dead birds or other animals’

In Amherst, two cases of bird flu have been confirmed in the local geese population on the University of Massachusetts campus.

Only this weekend, the water was surrounded with dozens of dead birds believed to have contracted the avian flu that is sweeping the U.S."We could see that there were deceased Canada geese, ducks, a few other species,

Bird flu "very rarely" infects humans, but people are advised not to touch sick or dead birds. Cats are "highly susceptible" to infection and may die.

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.

Two geese found dead on the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus have tested positive for avian influenza, the university confirmed.

Two Canada geese found dead on the campus of UMass Amherst have tested positive for bird flu, the school confirmed Tuesday.The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources found that the geese tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza,

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.