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}}</ref> In more recent times, boys have been infected with ''herpes'' and some have died.
There is no Biblical support for this portion of the [[Jewish]] circumcision ritual.
==Discussion==
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Metzitzah b'peh may not be universally practiced.
==Recent events==
* 2020: Four New York baby boys have contracted [[herpes]] from the [[mohel]] in six months.<ref name="oster2012">{{REFnews