 No additional deer have tested positive for chronic wasting disease from samples collected this fall in southeastern Minnesota. The Minnesota DNR says nearly one-third of all deer harvested during southeastern Minnesota's first firearms deer season and the first three days of the second season were tested for CWD. Only two of the 2,866 deer tested returned positive results. Both were harvested about a mile apart west of Lanesboro in deer permit area 348. The DNR now is planning and implementing its CWD response plan which will include a December public meeting announcing that response plan details and continued opportunities for hunters in permit areas 347 and 348 to have their harvested deer tested. CWD is a fatal brain disease to deer elk but is not known to affect human health. Prior to the discovery the disease was only found in a single other wild deer harvested near Pine Island in 2010. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland news please consider making a tax deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.