Metzitzah b’peh strikes again!
New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene sent a health alert to doctors July 22 warning of the suspected cases.
In the first case, the baby had pustular lesions on the penis and genital area. He tested positive for herpes and was admitted to hospital for intravenous treatment.
In the second case, the baby developed lesions on his penis, thigh, and foot. The health alert did not say how the baby’s symptoms were treated.
The alert stated that both cases were consistent with transmission of herpes “during direct contact between the mouth of the ritual circumciser and the newly circumcised infant penis.”
Since 2000, 16 infants in New York City are suspected of contracting herpes following MBP. Two of those babies died and at least two others suffered brain damage.
The city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has tried to warn parents of the risks of MBP, which is particularly prevalent among the city’s ultra-Orthodox Jews.
Read more: http://forward.com/articles/202584/-new-york-infants-get-herpes-from-controversial-c/#ixzz39AkwpT63
2 New York Infants Get Herpes From Controversial Circumcision Rite – Forward.com
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