D.W. Field Park in Brockton closed on Friday due to a potential avian flu outbreak, just a week after more than 60 geese, swans, and ducks were found dead at a Plymouth pond 25 miles away.

Avian flu is rampant in poultry farms and in wild birds in the U.S. Every mutation brings the virus one step closer to the brink of human-to-human transmission, but predicting whether a virus will cross that threshold remains an uncertain science.

A park in Brockton has been closed due to reports of a potential bird flu outbreak."The D.W. Field Park is closed out of an abundance of caution due to wildlife issues," the park announced on social media on Friday.

D.W. Field Park announced its closure on Friday due to a potential outbreak of bird flu. This comes nearly a week after 60 geese, swans, and other wildlife were found dead at the Billington Sea in Plymouth,