NYC Reports 2 Infant Post-Circumcision Herpes Infections Despite New Regulations

Last September, New York City's Board of Health adopted a controversial rule that requires informed consent from a parent or guardian in a Jewish ritual circumcision where a mohel will use the controversial procedure known as metzitzah b’peh.  The procedure, whose use is limited to certain Orthodox Jewish ritual circumcisions, involves use of the mohel's mouth-- rather than the more commonly used sterile pipette-- to suction blood from the circumcision site. (See prior posting.) Nevertheless, according to ABC News yesterday, in the last 3 month, two infants in New York City's ultra-Orthodox community have been infected with herpes following their circumcision