The second U.S. case was a New York City resident who tested positive for the virus on Friday, health officials said. In Europe, more than 100 cases of the viral infection, which spreads through close person-to-person contact, have been reported recently.
As of Saturday, 92 confirmed cases and 28 suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported from 12 member states that are not endemic for the virus, the U.N. agency said, adding it will provide further guidance and recommendations in coming days for countries on how to mitigate the spread of monkeypox. Explainer-How concerned should we be about monkeypox? Global health officials have sounded the alarm over rising cases in Europe and elsewhere of monkeypox, a type of viral infection more common to west and central Africa.
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Beginning January next year, Eisai will receive royalties from Aduhelm, which starts at 2% and reaches 8% when annual sales exceed $1 billion, the companies said in a joint statement, adding that Biogen now had "sole decision making" and commercialization rights for the drug. U.S. agency fines more than 900 maskless air, transit passengers The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has proposed $644,398 in fines for 922 COVID-19 mask violators since February 2021 on commercial flights, in airports and train stations or on public transit services, the government reported on Monday, a dramatic jump in recent months.