Link between ritual circumcision procedure and herpes infection in infants examined

(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine) A rare procedure occasionally performed during Jewish circumcisions that involves direct oral suction is a likely source of herpes simplex virus type 1 transmissions documented in infants between 1988 and 2012, a literature review conducted by Penn Medicine researchers and published online in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society found.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news