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HARRISBURG, PA - The Game Commission recently expanded regulations prohibiting the movement of high-risk carcass parts from deer, elk and other cervids to control the potential spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). These changes will impact hunters going out of state this fall or hunting within Disease Management Area (DMA) 2.

There are two changes.

First, hunters are prohibited from importing high-risk parts or materials from cervids harvested, taken or killed in any state or country outside Pennsylvania. In years past, the prohibition applied only to those parts from animals taken in states and provinces known to have CWD.

Second, hunters are prohibited from moving high-risk parts outside of the Established Area (EA), which is a subsection of DMA 2. That includes even into the surrounding DMA.

Both changes also apply to deer killed in vehicle collisions that are picked up for consumption.

High-risk parts include the head (including brain, tonsils, eyes and any lymph nodes); spinal cord/backbone; spleen; skull plate with attached antlers, if visible brain or spinal cord tissue is present; cape, if visible brain or spinal cord tissue is present; upper canine teeth, if root structure or other soft tissue is present; any object or article containing visible brain or spinal cord tissue; unfinished taxidermy mounts; and brain-tanned hides.

Although CWD has been detected in both captive and free-ranging deer, the Game Commission's goal continues to be to prevent further introductions of CWD into our state and to prevent spread within the state, said Andrea Korman, the Game Commissions CWD biologist. The movement of high-risk carcass parts is a potential avenue through which CWD could be spread and one that can be prevented.

Expanding the regulation banning the importation of high-risk parts into Pennsylvania from any state or province regardless of whether CWD is known to exist there serves two purposes.

It takes into account the wide range of testing and surveillance in other states not all monitor the disease the same way and simplifies things for hunters, who no longer have to remember different rules for different areas.

The answer is always Dont bring high-risk parts home with you, Korman said.

The regulation change specific to the EA reflects the state of the disease there. The EA has produced more than 90 percent of the all the cases of CWD found in Pennsylvania to date.

CWD is difficult to manage and moving high-risk parts from a known area of infection has the potential to spread the disease to new areas, said Jeannine Fleegle, a biologist in the Game Commissions Deer and Elk Section. We need to do everything we can to prevent that.

Hunters who take a deer within the EA must either butcher it and dispose of the high-risk parts within EA boundaries or take it to a processor within the EA. Those who want to have a deer from the EA mounted must cape it to remove all high-risk parts or take it to a taxidermist within the EA.

The same rules apply to deer taken within any of the DMAs.

More information can be found at http://www.pgc.pa.gov/CWD. Visitors to that site can find statistics on CWD, maps and boundary descriptions of the EA and each DMA, and more.

That site also lists the location of CWD testing bins. Hunters who harvest a deer within the EA or any of the DMAs can place its head in one of those bins. Heads should be double-bagged, with antlers removed, and placed in a bin with the harvest tag legibly filled out and firmly attached to the ear.

The Game Commission tests all those deer for CWD for free and makes results available to hunters. Hunters can check their test results by calling the CWD hotline (1-833-CWDINFO) or by visiting the results lookup page at http://www.pgc.pa.gov/CWD.

Pennsylvania first detected CWD in 2012 at a captive deer facility in Adams County. The Game Commission has since tested more than 100,000 wild, free-ranging whitetails and more than 1,400 elk for CWD.

To date, CWD has been found in 727 deer. It has not been detected in Pennsylvanias elk herd.

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Taliban fighters stand guard along a roadside near the Zanbaq Square in Kabul on August 16, 2021, after a stunningly swift end to Afghanistan's 20-year war, as thousands of people mobbed the city's airport trying to flee the group's feared hardline brand of Islamist rule.

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LONDON World leaders expressed dismay and concern at the chaotic scenes in the Afghan capital Kabul, with the Taliban now effectively taking control of the country.

Since the U.S. began winding down its Afghan operation, the Taliban which seeks to enforce an austere version of Islamic law has been seizing new territory on an almost daily basis. It captured Kabul on Sunday and took over the presidential palace, a move that marked the end of nearly 20 years of American military presence on the ground.

On Sunday, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called the situation "extremely difficult."

"I think it is very important the West collectively should work together to get over to that new government, be it by the Taliban or anybody else, that nobody wants Afghanistan, once again, to be a breeding ground for terror."

U.K. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace confirmed to told Sky News on Monday that it was not in the country's plans to send troops back to Afghanistan.

In Italy, Foreign Affairs Minister Luigi di Maio shared a similar message, telling the newspaper Corriere della Sera on Sunday that there would be no new military commitment to Afghanistan.

"Surely the West has made mistakes and it is right to admit it," di Maio said, according to an NBC News translation of the interview.

"Over the past 20 years, attempts have been made to put a barrier to the power and ideology of the Taliban, but if the advance in recent days has been so fast and rapid, we must at least ask ourselves what the reasons are," he added.

Germany announced Sunday an evacuation of as many employees as possible in Kabul, though a "core team" will remain on the ground, according to Heiko Maas, the country's minister for foreign affairs.

Speaking on Monday, Chancellor Angela Merkel told her party that the latest developments in Afghanistan will have to be dealt with for a very long time to come, according to Reuters.

In view of the rapid advance of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Bundeswehr plans to begin evacuating German citizens and local Afghan forces from Kabul on Monday 16th August, 2021.

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Merkel added that Germany must help Afghanistan's neighbors in dealing with refugees. The crisis team of the German government will meet Monday afternoon to discuss the developments in Kabul.

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell tweeted Monday: "Afghanistan stands at a crossroad. Security and wellbeing of its citizens, as well as international security are at play." Borrell will discuss the situation with EU foreign affairs ministers on Tuesday.

Ahead of a separate U.N. Security Council emergency meeting on Monday, Ireland's Minister of Trade Leo Varadkar said: "Shocking news from Afghanistan. Particularly concerned for the women and girls of the country. Ireland will continue to use its voice on the UN Security Council to condemn Taliban violence and prevent further suffering."

Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations, Ghulam M. Isaczai waits to speak during a UN security council meeting on Afghanistan on August 16, 2021 at the United Nations in New York.

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Data from the U.N. humanitarian aid coordination agency showed that even before the advance of the Taliban, some 18.4 million people were in need of humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan this year.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Sunday on Twitter: "Conflict in Afghanistan is forcing hundreds of thousands to flee amid reports of serious human rights violations. All abuses must stop."

Hours earlier, the head of the NATO alliance, Jens Stoltenberg said he had spoken with representatives from the U.K., Canada, Denmark and the Netherlands about the situation in Afghanistan.

"NATO is helping keep Kabul airport open to facilitate and coordinate evacuations," he said via Twitter.

In April, U.S. President Joe Biden ordered the withdrawal of American soldiers before Sept. 11 a decision that he reiterated last week when saying that the U.S. had spent over a trillion dollars over 20 years, trained and equipped the Afghan forces.

However, the departure of American troops and its allies is being overshadowed by the fast deployment of the Taliban forces and the subsequent chaotic scenes of citizens trying to flee the nation.

A spokesperson for the Taliban, Suhail Shaheen, told the BBC on Sunday that the militants want a "peaceful" transition.

China has decided to keep its embassy in Kabul open, although it is advising its citizens to stay indoors. A spokesperson for the Chinese government, Hua Chunying, said Beijing expects a smooth transfer of power and called for crimes and terrorism to be contained, according to NBC News.

Russia is taking a similar approach, having decided to keep its embassy in Kabul open. About 100 employees will be moved, a spokesperson for the Russian government told Reuters, adding that some will be on vacation, while others will not be around to avoid having too much of a presence.

Russian Ambassador Dmitriy Zhirnov is due to meet with the Taliban in Kabul on Tuesday, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

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August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). In celebration of NIAM, the Ohio Department of Health is reminding Ohioans of the importance of scheduling well visits and getting vaccinated against viruses that can cause serious illness.

In the United States, vaccines have greatly reduced infectious diseases that once routinely harmed or killed many infants, children, and adults. However, the viruses and bacteria that cause vaccine-preventable diseases still exist and can cause illness in people who are not protected by vaccines. Every year, tens of thousands of Americans still suffer serious health problems, are hospitalized, and even die from diseases that could be prevented by vaccines. Protect your health and the health of your family. Make sure you and your loved ones are up-to-date on recommended vaccines. Schedule a well visit with your childs healthcare provider today.

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ArtLords co-creator Omaid Sharifi speaks during an interview at his studio in Kabul in August 2019. With the Taliban overrunning the capital on Sunday, he says his is unsure what the future holds for his art and his organization. // AFP via Getty Images, Wakil Kohsar

Updated August 16, 2021 at 1:08 PM ET

For Afghan artist Omaid Sharifi, and for many others living through the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the future is uncertain.

When the Taliban ruled the country from 1996 to 2001, creating art was dangerous. The Taliban disapproved of music, destroyed the giant carved Buddha statues of Bamiyan and banned all artistic representations of the human form.

Sharifi, co-founder and president of the nonprofit arts organization ArtLords, says his murals focus on empathy and kindness. "And I strongly believe that my country, a wounded country, it needs healing," he told NPR's Don Gonyea on Weekend All Things Considered. "And I am healing it through my art."

On Sunday, he and his organization were painting a mural on a Kabul street when the panic and chaos started. He posted this video on Twitter:

Despite the surreal events of the Taliban's move into the city, Sharifi told NPR he's hopeful:

"It feels that I'm not sure I may be able to paint again or not. I'm not sure my organization will be there. I'm not sure if my paintings will be there tomorrow ... But still, in this day, a couple of hours ago, I was painting in a street of Kabul. And I hope I will be able to do it again."

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