New York, NY – On Tuesday, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene issued a citywide medical alert after two new cases of neonatal herpes have surfaced in July following the Jewish circumcision ritual known as metzitzah b’peh, or MPB.
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The alert (http://on.nyc.gov/1paMciv), issued by department commissioner Mary Bassett, states that, “Two new cases of neonatal herpes following ritual Jewish circumcision with direct orogenital suction were reported in New York City in July 2014.”
Continuing, the alert reads, “In both of the cases reported in July, the infant boys were born to mothers with full-term pregnancies, had normal vaginal deliveries, and underwent ritual Jewish circumcision including direct orogenital suction on day of life 8.”
“Please Share this Alert with All Emergency Medicine, Pediatric, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Infection Control, and Microbiology Laboratory Staff,” the alert reads, while adding that “Health care providers are required to report diagnoses of neonatal herpes (with or without laboratory confirmation) to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.”
WAIT A MINUTE NOW!!!
if the mohel was infected, where are all the other infants infected? none reported!!!
maybe the mother was infected
maybe some hospital utensils were infected
maybe the attending nurse was infected
THIS IS AN INCOMPLETE REPORTING
IN COMPLETE FINDING
INCOMPLETE….PERIOD!!!
Dont you think it to much of a coincidence that 2, thats 2 mohels had herpes?
was it the same mohel?
SINCE ABRAHAM AVEINU WE HAVE BEEN CIRCUMSIZING
WE DONT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN THIS SYSTEM STARTED
BUT IT SEEMS TO HAVE ORIGINATED WITH THE SUCKING OUT
THE POTENTIAL ‘INFECTIONS’ BEFORE WE WERE AWARE OF STERILIZATION OF THE KNIFES
WE NEED TO KNOW MORE ADDRESSING MY QUESTIONS ABOVE
was it the same hospital?
something is wrong here that is not reported….
maybe the hospital is trying to avoid a law suit?
If you want your mohel to do MBP – have him tested. It could be pikuach nefesh (your baby’s)
As someone who does have herpes simplex…and has had it as long as I remember, the carrier is not always capable of transmission. A flare up has to be coming or in full rage to be contagious. However I am capable of transmitting the virus for a day or two before I actually feel the tingling on my lip. When I start to feel the tingling I take acyclovir to control it, but not cure it. In short, you know if you have herpes and it is grossly irresponsible on the part of the mohel to continue that line of work knowing he’s a carrier of the herpes virus.
Most adults have Herpes. The Board of Health in NYC have a protocol to prevent the virus from being transmitted. Brissim have been done in a particular fashion since A”A or M”R, why should it be changed due to a questionable study?