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 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,