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=== Two babies contract [[herpes ]] in NYC from circumcision ritual ===
Two New York City Jewish newborns contracted [[herpes ]] in three from oral suctioning (Metzitzah b'Peh) conducted during ritual circumcision (Bris Milah), according to New York City’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. In January 2013, New York’s health department began mandating parents of infants about to undergo ritual Jewish circumcision to sign a consent form permitting [[mohel]]s to use the oral method, known as metzitzah b’peh. In the recent case of [[herpes ]] contraction, the parents did not sign that form, ''The Forward'' reported. The infant survived, but it is not yet clear whether he sustained any long-term damage.<ref>{{REFweb
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=== Babies contracting [[herpes ]] from religious circumcision in NY ===
New York City and federal health authorities issued a public advisory Thursday cautioning against the sucking practice because it has been linked to 11 infants becoming infected with the [[herpes ]] simplex virus type 1 since 2000. Ten of the infected newborns were hospitalized, two developed brain damage and two died, the health officials said.
A newborn can become infected when the [[mohel|adult]] performing the circumcision places his mouth on the circumcision wound to siphon blood away from the cut. The ritual is only embraced by a handful of sects within the Orthodox Jewish community, according to New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley.<ref>{{REFweb