By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In late February 2020, New York City health officials reported 3 additional neonatal herpes cases in infants who went through ritual Jewish circumcision. In the video,...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews New York City health officials report since December 2019, three male infants were diagnosed with neonatal herpes following ritual Jewish circumcision, with the most...

New York City health officials are reporting a case of neonatal herpes contracted during a ritual Jewish circumcision. This is the first such case reported in 2017. The infant was the full-term product...

In November 2014, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene received a report of a new case of HSV type 1 (HSV-1) infection in a newborn male infant following direct orogenital suction during...

A rare procedure occasionally performed during Jewish circumcisions that involves direct oral suction is a likely source of  herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) transmissions documented in infants between...

The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene received reports of two new cases of HSV infection in newborn male infants following direct orogenital suction during ritual Jewish circumcision,...