 While the latest tests have turned up, no new cases of chronic wasting disease on Minnesota deer farms. The Board of Animal Health said Tuesday that tests came back negative on five deer that were sent to other farms from an infected herd in Merrifield in Crowing County. Because of the results, quarantines were lifted on one farm near Brainerd and another near Mount Niren. The infected farm remains quarantined, as does a farm near Dassel and one near Freeport. Dr. Paul Anderson, Assistant Director at the Board of Animal Health, says officials still don't know how the original herd in Merrifield became infected, but the negative test results are good news. Chronic wasting disease is fatal to deer and elk, but is not known to infect humans. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.